R Dataset / Package MASS / deaths

On this R-data statistics page, you will find information about the deaths data set which pertains to Monthly Deaths from Lung Diseases in the UK. The deaths data set is found in the MASS R package. You can load the deaths data set in R by issuing the following command at the console data("deaths"). This will load the data into a variable called deaths. If R says the deaths data set is not found, you can try installing the package by issuing this command install.packages("MASS") and then attempt to reload the data with the library() command. If you need to download R, you can go to the R project website. You can download a CSV (comma separated values) version of the deaths R data set. The size of this file is about 1,360 bytes.

Monthly Deaths from Lung Diseases in the UK

Description

A time series giving the monthly deaths from bronchitis, emphysema and asthma in the UK, 1974-1979, both sexes (deaths),

Usage

deaths

Source

P. J. Diggle (1990) Time Series: A Biostatistical Introduction. Oxford, table A.3

References

Venables, W. N. and Ripley, B. D. (2002) Modern Applied Statistics with S. Fourth edition. Springer.

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