The data was extracted from the 1974 Motor Trend US magazine,
and comprises fuel consumption and 10 aspects of
automobile design and performance for 32 automobiles (1973--74
models).
Usage
mtcars
Arguments
Format
A data frame with 32 observations on 11 variables.
[, 1]
mpg
Miles/(US) gallon
[, 2]
cyl
Number of cylinders
[, 3]
disp
Displacement (cu.in.)
[, 4]
hp
Gross horsepower
[, 5]
drat
Rear axle ratio
[, 6]
wt
Weight (1000 lbs)
[, 7]
qsec
1/4 mile time
[, 8]
vs
V/S
[, 9]
am
Transmission (0 = automatic, 1 = manual)
[,10]
gear
Number of forward gears
Source
Henderson and Velleman (1981),
Building multiple regression models interactively.
Biometrics, 37, 391--411.