Data on the relation between weather, socioeconomic, and air pollution variables and mortality rates in 60 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs) of the USA, for the years 1959-1961.
pollution
A data frame of 16 observations on 16 variables.
Mortality
Total age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000.
Rain
Mean annual precipitation in inches.
Humid
Mean annual precipitation in inches.
JanTemp
Mean annual precipitation in inches.
JulTemp
Mean annual precipitation in inches.
Over65
Mean annual precipitation in inches.
Popn
Mean annual precipitation in inches.
Educ
Mean annual precipitation in inches.
Hous
Mean annual precipitation in inches.
Dens
Mean annual precipitation in inches.
NonW
Mean annual precipitation in inches.
WhiteCol
Mean annual precipitation in inches.
Poor
Mean annual precipitation in inches.
HC
Mean annual precipitation in inches.
NOx
Mean annual precipitation in inches.
SO2
Mean annual precipitation in inches.
McDonald, G. C. and Schwing, R. C. (1973). Instabilities of regression estimates relating air pollution to mortality. Technometrics, 15(3):463-481.
data(pollution)
str(pollution)
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