Holford's data on prostatic cancer deaths and mid-period population denominators for non-whites in the US by age and calendar period. Thirteen birth cohorts from 1855-59 through to 1915-19 are represented in at least one of seven 5-year age groups (50-54 through to 80-84) and one of the seven 5-year calendar periods (1935-39 through to 1965-69) for which data are provided.
data(minitab)This data frame contains the following columns:
number ofd prostatic cancer deaths.
mid-period population counts.
age groups.
calendar periods.
cohorts.
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