women                package:datasets                R Documentation

_A_v_e_r_a_g_e _H_e_i_g_h_t_s _a_n_d _W_e_i_g_h_t_s _f_o_r _A_m_e_r_i_c_a_n _W_o_m_e_n

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     This data set gives the average heights and weights for American
     women aged 30-39.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     women

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     A data frame with 15 observations on 2 variables.

       '[,1]'  'height'  numeric  Height (in)
       '[,2]'  'weight'  numeric  Weight (lbs)

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     The data set appears to have been taken from the American Society
     of Actuaries _Build and Blood Pressure Study_ for some (unknown to
     us) earlier year.

     The World Almanac notes: "The figures represent weights in
     ordinary indoor clothing and shoes, and heights with shoes".

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1975.

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

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

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     require(graphics)
     plot(women, xlab = "Height (in)", ylab = "Weight (lb)",
          main = "women data: American women aged 30-39")