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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)