pressure              package:datasets              R Documentation

_V_a_p_o_r _P_r_e_s_s_u_r_e _o_f _M_e_r_c_u_r_y _a_s _a _F_u_n_c_t_i_o_n _o_f _T_e_m_p_e_r_a_t_u_r_e

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Data on the relation between temperature in degrees Celsius and
     vapor pressure of mercury in millimeters (of mercury).

_U_s_a_g_e:

     pressure

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     A data frame with 19 observations on 2 variables.

       [, 1]  temperature  numeric  temperature (deg C)
       [, 2]  pressure     numeric  pressure (mm)

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     Weast, R. C., ed. (1973) _Handbook of Chemistry and Physics_. CRC
     Press.

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     McNeil, D. R. (1977) _Interactive Data Analysis_. New York: Wiley.

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     require(graphics)
     plot(pressure, xlab = "Temperature (deg C)",
          ylab = "Pressure (mm of Hg)",
          main = "pressure data: Vapor Pressure of Mercury")
     plot(pressure, xlab = "Temperature (deg C)",  log = "y",
          ylab = "Pressure (mm of Hg)",
          main = "pressure data: Vapor Pressure of Mercury")