ex22.20: Cancer Death of Atomic Bomb Survivors
Description
The data in this data frame are the number of cancer deaths among
survivors of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan during World War II,
categorised by time (years) after the bomb that death occurred and the
amount of radiation exposure that the survivors received from the
blast (Data from D.A. Pierce, personal communication.) Also listed in
each cell is the person-years at risk, in 100s. This is the
sum total of all years spent by all persons in the category.source
Ramsey, F.L. and Schafer, D.W. (2002). The Statistical Sleuth: A
Course in Methods of Data Analysis (2nd ed), Duxbury.