cystfibr                package:ISwR                R Documentation

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

     The 'cystfibr' data frame has 25 rows and 10 columns. It contains
     lung function data for cystic fibrosis patients (7-23 years old)

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

     This data frame contains the following columns:

     _a_g_e a numeric vector. Age in years.

     _s_e_x a numeric vector code. 0: male, 1:female.

     _h_e_i_g_h_t a numeric vector. Height (cm).

     _w_e_i_g_h_t a numeric vector. Weight (kg).

     _b_m_p a numeric vector. Body mass (% of normal).

     _f_e_v_1 a numeric vector. Forced expiratory volume.

     _r_v a numeric vector. Residual volume.

     _f_r_c a numeric vector. Functional residual capacity.

     _t_l_c a numeric vector. Total lung capacity.

     _p_e_m_a_x a numeric vector. Maximum expiratory pressure.

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

     D.G. Altman (1991), _Practical Statistics for Medical Research_,
     Table 12.11, Chapman & Hall.

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     O'Neill et al. (1983) (full reference in Altman).

