Description
The Donner Party was the most famous tragedy in the history of the
westward migration in the United States. In the winter of 1846-47,
abount ninety wagon train emigrants were unable to cross the Sierra
Nevada Mountains of California before winter, and almost one-half starved
to death. Perhaps because they were ordinary people -- farmers,
merchants, parents, children.
These data include some information about each of the members of the party
from Johnson (1996).source
Johnson, K. (1996). Unfortunate Emigrants: Narratives of the
Donner Party. Logan, UT: Utah State University Press,
http://www.metrogourmet.com/crossroads/KJhome.htm.References
Weisberg, S. (2005). Applied Linear Regression, 3rd edition. New York: Wiley, Problem 12.4.