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Backpack: Weights of College Student Backpacks

Description

Backpack weights for a sample of college students

Arguments

Format

A data frame with 100 observations on the following 9 variables.

BackpackWeightBackpack weight (in pounds)
BodyWeightBody weight (in pounds)
RatioBackpackWeight/BodyWeight
BackProblems0=no or 1=yes
MajorCode for academic major
YearYear in school
Sexa factor with levels Female Male
StatusGraduate or undergraduate? G or U
UnitsNumber of credits taken that quarter

Details

A survey of students at California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) collected data to investigate the question of whether back aches might be due to carrying heavy backpacks,