Robey                  package:car                  R Documentation

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

     The 'Robey' data frame has 50 rows and 3 columns. The observations
     are developing nations around 1990.

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

     data(Robey)

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

     This data frame contains the following columns:

     _r_e_g_i_o_n A factor with levels: 'Africa'; 'Asia', Asia and Pacific;
          'Latin.Amer', Latin America and Caribbean; 'Near.East', Near
          East and North Africa.

     _t_f_r Total fertility rate (children per woman).

     _c_o_n_t_r_a_c_e_p_t_o_r_s Percent of contraceptors among married women of
          childbearing age.

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

     Robey, B., Shea, M. A., Rutstein, O. and Morris, L. (1992)  The
     reproductive revolution: New survey findings.  _Population
     Reports_. Technical Report M-11.

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

     Fox, J. (1997) _Applied Regression, Linear Models, and Related
     Methods._ Sage.

