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8.2.45.79 octave.dataset.uspop ¶

Static Method: out = uspop () ¶

Populations Recorded by the US Census

Description ¶

This data set gives the population of the United States (in millions) as recorded by the decennial census for the period 1790–1970.

Format ¶

year

Year of the census.

population

Population, in millions.

Source ¶

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

Examples ¶

t = octave.dataset.uspop;

figure
semilogy (t.year, t.population)
xlabel ("Year")
ylabel ("U.S. Population (millions)")