Datasets for Statistical Analysis

Hooker's boiling point data

Keywords:

pressure

Categories:

science;
regression

Description:

The data give the temperature and air pressure measured on the Himalaya Mountains at various altitudes.

Variables:

Temp	The boiling point of water (in degrees F)
Pressure	The air pressure (in mm Hg)

Data Quality:

There are no missing values.

Source:

This data set was taken from Weisberg (1985), who states this data form an “abstract“ of Hooker's data.

Notes:

As noted above, this data form an “abstract“ of Hooker's data.

References:

Weisberg, S (1985). Applied Linear Regression, 2nd edition. John Wiley and Sons, p 28.