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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     This data set gives the lengths (in miles) of 141 "major" rivers
     in North America, as compiled by the US Geological Survey.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     rivers

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     A vector containing 141 observations.

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1975, page 406.

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

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