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8.2.45.80 octave.dataset.VADeaths ¶

Static Method: out = VADeaths () ¶

Death Rates in Virginia (1940)

Description ¶

Death rates per 1000 in Virginia in 1940.

Format ¶

A 2-dimensional matrix deaths, with age group along dimension 1 and demographic group along dimension 2.

Details ¶

The death rates are measured per 1000 population per year. They are cross-classified by age group (rows) and population group (columns). The age groups are: 50–54, 55–59, 60–64, 65–69, 70–74 and the population groups are Rural/Male, Rural/Female, Urban/Male and Urban/Female.

This provides a rather nice 3-way analysis of variance example.

Source ¶

Molyneaux, L., Gilliam, S. K., and Florant, L. C.(1947) Differences in Virginia death rates by color, sex, age, and rural or urban residence. American Sociological Review, 12, 525–535.

References ¶

McNeil, D. R. (1977). Interactive Data Analysis. New York: Wiley.

Examples ¶

octave.dataset.VADeaths;

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