forbes                 package:alr3                 R Documentation

_F_o_r_b_e_s _d_a_t_a

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

     The data consists of 17 pairs of numbers corresponding to observed
     boiling point and corrected barometric pressure, at locations in
     the Alps.

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

     This data frame contains the following columns:

     _T_e_m_p Adjusted boiling point of water in degrees F.


     _P_r_e_s_s_u_r_e Atmospheric pressure, in inches of Mercury


     _L_p_r_e_s 100 times log(Pressure)


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

     Forbes, J. (1957). Further experiments and remarks on the
     measurement of heights and boiling point of water. _Transactions
     of the Royal Society of Edinburgh_, 21, 235-243.

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

     Weisberg, S. (2005). _Applied Linear Regression_, 3rd edition. New
     York: Wiley, Section 1.1.

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

     data(forbes)

