Datasets for Statistical Analysis

Absorption of ions by potato

Keywords:

ions; absorption

Categories:

biology;
regression

Description:

The absorption over time of rubidium and bromide ions in potato slices. There are five measurements for each of the two ions.

Variables:

Time	The time of immersion (in hours)
Absorption	The amount of ion absorbed in mg/100g of water in the tissue
Ion	The ion: R means Rubidium and B means Bromide

Data Quality:

There are no missing values.

Source:

Hand et al. dataset 305

Notes:

The dataset can be used to fit regression lines and test for equality of slope.

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