8.2.45.57 octave.dataset.rivers

Static Method: out = rivers ()

Lengths of Major North American Rivers

Description

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

Format

rivers

A vector containing 141 observations.

Source

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

References

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

Examples

octave.dataset.rivers;

longest_river = max (rivers)
shortest_river = min (rivers)