Datasets for Statistical Analysis

Human age and fatness

Keywords:

fat, age

Categories:

regression;
health

Description:

The data come from a study investigating a new method of measuring body composition. The body fat percentage, age and gender is given for 18 adults aged between 23 and 61.

There are 18 observations on three variables.

Variables:

Age	The age of the subject in (completed) years
Percent.Fat	The body fat percentage of the subject
Gender	The gender of the subject

Data Quality:

There are no missing values.

Source:

Hand et al., dataset 17.

Notes:

The data form a small, simple set for regression analysis with one factor and one quantitative covariate.

References:

Originally from Mazess, RB, Peppler, WW and Gibbons, M (1984). Total body composition by dualphoton (¹⁵³Gd) absorptiometry, in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 40, 834--839.