golf                  package:Rlab                  R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     The data set 'golf' was taken from PGA Tour Records
 of 195 golf
     rounds by PGA players in an attempt to explain
 what golf
     attributes contribute the most to low scores.

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     A data frame with 195 observations on the following 7 variables.

     _s_c_o_r_e : score on the 18 holes (par 72)

     _d_i_s_t_a_n_c_e : average distance of drive on two holes
 in opposite
          direction (to balance out wind)

     _a_c_c_u_r : percentage of times that dirve was in the
 fairway for par
          4 and par 5 holes

     _p_u_t_t_s : average number of putts in the round for
 holes where the
          green was hit in regulation

     _s_a_n_d : an estimate of sand trap play accuracy
 based on the
          residuals from regressing percentage
 of successful pars from
          traps on putts

     _c_h_i_p : based on the residuals from regressing the score
 on par
          three holes on putts, sand, and chip

     _i_r_o_n_s : an estimate of chipping accuracy
 based on the residuals
          from regressing percentage
 of successful pars on holes not
          hit in regulation
 on putts

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     "Drive for Show and Putt for Dough" by Scott M. Berry,
 Chance,
     Vol. 12, No. 4, p. 50-55, 1999

