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8.2.58.74 tblish.dataset.UKLungDeaths ¶

Static Method: out = UKLungDeaths () ¶

Monthly Deaths from Lung Diseases in the UK

Description ¶

Three time series giving the monthly deaths from bronchitis, emphysema and asthma in the UK, 1974–1979.

Format ¶

date

Month of the observation.

ldeaths

Total lung deaths.

fdeaths

Lung deaths among females.

mdeaths

Lung deaths among males.

Source ¶

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

Examples ¶

t = tblish.dataset.UKLungDeaths;

figure
plot (datenum (t.date), t.ldeaths);
title ("Total UK Lung Deaths")
xlabel ("Month")
ylabel ("Deaths")

figure
plot (datenum (t.date), [t.fdeaths t.mdeaths]);
title ("UK Lung Deaths buy sex")
legend ({"Female", "Male"})
xlabel ("Month")
ylabel ("Deaths")