case0302

In 1987, researchers measured the TCDD concentration in blood samples
 from 646 U.S. veterans of the Vietnam War and from 97 U.S. veterans
 who did not serve in Vietnam. TCDD is a carcinogenic dioxin in the
 herbicide called Agent Orange, which was used to clear jungle hiding
 areas by the U.S. military in the Vietnam War between 1962 and 1970.

datasets

Data sets from Ramsey, F.L. and Schafer, D.W. (2002), "The
Statistical Sleuth: A Course in Methods of Data Analysis (2nd
ed)", Duxbury.

Berwin Turlach

Sleuth2

Data Sets from Ramsey and Schafer's "Statistical Sleuth (2nd
Ed)"

case0302 function

A data frame with 743 observations on the following 2 variables.<dl>
 <dt><code>Dioxin</code></dt>
<dd>the concentration of TCDD, in parts per trillion</dd> <dt><code>Veteran</code></dt>
<dd>factor variable with two levels,
 <code>"Vietnam"</code> and <code>"Other"</code>, to indicate the type of veteran</dd> 
</dl>

Format

Agent Orange — case0302

A data frame with 743 observations on the following 2 variables.<dl>
 <dt><code>Dioxin</code></dt>
<dd>the concentration of TCDD, in parts per trillion</dd>

 <dt><code>Veteran</code></dt>
<dd>factor variable with two levels,
 <code>"Vietnam"</code> and <code>"Other"</code>, to indicate the type of veteran</dd>

 
</dl>

case0302: Agent Orange

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