This data-set was used by Diggle and Ribeiro (2001) to illustrate the methods
discussed in the paper. The data reported analysis was
carried out using the package geoR.
The data refers to average rainfall over different years for the period May-June
(dry-season). It was collected at 143 recording stations throughout $\mbox{Paran\'{a}}$ State,
Brasil.
Usage
data(parana)
Arguments
source
The data were collected at several recording stations at
$\mbox{Paran\'{a}}$ State, Brasil, belonging to the following companies:
COPEL, IAPAR, DNAEE, SUREHMA and INEMET.
The data base was organized by Laura Regina Bernardes Kiihl (IAPAR,
Instituto $\mbox{Agron\^{o}mico}$ do $\mbox{Paran\'{a}}$, Londrina, Brasil)
and the fraction of the data included in this data-set was
provided by Jacinta Loudovico Zamboti (Universidade Estadual de
Londrina, Brasil).
The coordinates of the borders of $\mbox{Paran\'{a}}$ State were provided
by $\mbox{Jo\~{a}o}$ Henrique Caviglione (IAPAR).
References
Diggle, P.J. and Ribeiro Jr, P.J. (2001). Bayesian inference in
Gaussian model-based geostatistics. Geographical and Environmental Modeling (to appear)
Further information about geoR can be found at:
http://www.maths.lancs.ac.uk/~ribeiro/geoR.html.
