Data set with three explanatory variables and response variable body fat for 20 healthy females aged 35-44
bodyfatA data frame with four columns:
triceps skinfold thickness
thigh circumference
midarm circumference
body fat
The data set contains three explanatory variables and the response variable body fat for 20 healthy females aged 35-44. As the variable body fat is very expensive to obtain, predicting it with the cheaper dimensional measurements is desirable. There is substantial multicollinearity among the explanatory variables.
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