women: Average Heights and Weights for American Women
Description
This data set gives the average heights and weights for American women
aged 30--39.
Usage
women
Arguments
Format
A data frame with 15 observations on 2 variables.
[,1]
height
numeric
Height (in)
Details
The data set appears to have been taken from the American Society of
Actuaries Build and Blood Pressure Study for some (unknown to
us) earlier year. The World Almanac notes: “The figures represent weights in
ordinary indoor clothing and shoes, and heights with shoes”.
References
McNeil, D. R. (1977)
Interactive Data Analysis.
Wiley.