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Dimensions of jellyfish

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Keywords:
jellyfish; regression; factor
Categories:
regression
biology
Description:
The length and breadth (in millimetres) of two samples of jellyfish from Hawkesbury River in NSW, Australia. One sample is from Dangar Island, the other from Salamander Bay.
Variables:
Breadth The breadth in mm
Length The length in mm
Site The site: 1 is Dangar Island; 2 is Salamander Bay
Data Quality:
There are no missing values.
Source:
Hand et al., dataset 335, from a book by Lunn and McNeil.
Notes:
A regression analysis of length against breadth (or vice versa) using Site as a covariate indicates that the same regression line can be used for both sites. But beware! Plot the data first, and things are more interesting.
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