race                   package:BMA                   R Documentation

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

     The record-winning times for 35 hill races in Scotland, as
     reported by Atkinson (1986).

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

     data(race)

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

     data.frame

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

     The distance travelled and the height climbed in each race is also
     given. The data contains a known error - Atkinson (1986) reports
     that the record for Knock Hill (observation 18) should actually be
     18 minutes rather than 78 minutes.

_V_a_r_i_a_b_l_e Description

_R_a_c_e Name of race 

_D_i_s_t_a_n_c_e Distance covered in miles 

_C_l_i_m_b Elevation climbed during race in feet

_T_i_m_e Record time for race in minutes

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

     <URL: http://www.statsci.org/data/general/hills.html>

