malaria                 package:ISwR                 R Documentation

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

     The 'malaria' data frame has 100 rows and 4 columns.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     data(malaria)

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

     This data frame contains the following columns:

     _s_u_b_j_e_c_t subject code.

     _a_g_e age in years.

     _a_b antibody level.

     _m_a_l a numeric vector code: Malaria, 0/1 is no/yes, respectively. 

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     A random sample of 100 children from a village in Ghana, aged 3-15
     years. The children were followed for a period of 8 months. At the
     beginning of the study, values of a particular antibody were
     assessed. Based on observations during the study period, the
     children were categorized into two groups: individuals with and
     without symptoms of malaria.

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

     Unpublished data.

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     data(malaria)
     summary(malaria)

