Type: | Package |
Title: | Data for Mathematical Modeling and Applied Calculus |
Version: | 0.1.2 |
Date: | 2018-7-2 |
Depends: | R (≥ 2.10) |
Suggests: | mosaic, mosaicCalc, manipulate |
Author: | Joel Kilty <joel.kilty@centre.edu>, Alex M. McAllister <alex.mcallister@centre.edu> |
Maintainer: | Joel Kilty <joel.kilty@centre.edu> |
Description: | Contains the data sets for the textbook "Mathematical Modeling and Applied Calculus" by Joel Kilty and Alex M. McAllister. The book will be published by Oxford University Press in 2018 with ISBN-13: 978-019882472. |
License: | GPL-2 | GPL-3 [expanded from: GPL (≥ 2)] |
Encoding: | UTF-8 |
LazyData: | TRUE |
RoxygenNote: | 6.0.1 |
NeedsCompilation: | no |
Packaged: | 2018-07-02 11:01:37 UTC; joel.kilty |
Repository: | CRAN |
Date/Publication: | 2018-07-05 08:30:15 UTC |
Data for Mathematical Modeling and Applied Calculus
Description
Data for Mathematical Modeling and Applied Calculus
Details
Data sets from the textbook Mathematical Modeling and Applied Calculus as well as all of the R pacakges developed by Project MOSAIC needed for someone studying from this book.
Author(s)
Joel Kilty (joel.kilty@centre.edu), Alex M. McAllister (alex.mcallister@centre.edu)
Closing Stock Price of Apple Inc.
Description
A dataset containing the closing price of Apple Inc. Stock, from January 1981 to December 2014
Usage
data(AAPLStockMonthly)
Format
A data frame with 409 observations on the following variables.
Month
months since January 1981AdjClose
adjusted closing price of Apple Inc. stock
Details
closing price of Apple Inc. stock in U.S. dollars adjusted for dividends and splits at the beginning of each month from January 1981 (month 1) through December 2014 (month 408)
Source
Yahoo Finance
References
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=AAPL&a=11&b=12&c=1980&d=06&e=2&f=2014&g=m
Examples
data(APPLStockMontly)
Number of Students taking the AP Calculus Exam
Description
A dataset containing the number of students who have taken the AP Calculus exam from 1955 to 2015.
Usage
data(APCalculus)
Format
A data frame with 61 observations on the following variables.
Year
yearExams
number of AP exams taken in associated year
Details
The number of AP exams taken in the given year, with data from 1955 to 2015.
Source
Personal correspondence with Stephen M. Kokoska.
Examples
data(APCalculus)
Number of Students taking the AP Calculus Exam
Description
A subset of the dataset APCalculus
containing the number of students who have taken the AP Calculus exam from 1955 to 2015.
Usage
data(APCalculus2)
Format
A data frame with 38 observations on the following variables.
Year
yearExams
number of AP exams taken in associated year
Details
A subset of the MMAC dataset APCalculus containing only the data from 1973 to 2010.
Source
Personal correspondence with Stephen M. Kokoska.
Examples
data(APCalculus2)
Blast Radius of Trinity Test
Description
A dataset containing the blast radius (in meters) as a function of time (in seconds) for the Trinity test conducted by the United States in White Sands, New Mexico in 1945.
Usage
data(BlastData)
Format
A data frame with 23 observations on the following variables.
X
observation numbertime
time in secondsradius
radius of blast in meters
Details
A dataset containing the blast radius (in meters) as a function of time (in seconds) for the Trinity test conducted by the United States in White Sands, New Mexico in 1945.
Source
Taylor, G. “The Formation of a Blast Wave by a Very Intense Explosion. II. The Atomic Explosion of 1945.” Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 1950, 201: 175–86.
Examples
data(BlastData)
Closing Stock Price of Apple Inc.
Description
A dataset containing the field metablic rate of individual birds and mammals (measured in kilojoules per day) as a function of its body mass (in kilograms)
Usage
data(BodyMassMetabolicRate)
Format
A data frame with 1498 observations on the following variables.
Mass
in kilogramsRate
field metabolic rate in kilojoules per day
Details
This dataset contains the field metablic rate of individual birds and mammals (measured in kilojoules per day) as a function of its body mass (in kilograms)
Source
Hudson, L. N., Isaac, N. J. B., Reuman, D. C. (2013), The relationship between body mass and field metabolic rate among individual birds and mammals. Journal of Ecology, 82: 1009-1020. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12086.
References
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.12086/suppinfo
Examples
data(BodyMassMetabolicRate)
Quarterly Closing Value of Dow Jones Industrial Average
Description
A dataset containing the quarterly closing value of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) from March 31, 1935 to December 31, 2014.
Usage
data(DJIACloseQuarterly)
Format
A data frame with 320 observations on the following variables.
Quarter
since March 31, 1935Close
Closing value of DJIA
Details
This dataset contains the quarterly closing value of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) from March 31, 1935 to December 31, 2014.
Source
Closing stock market value of the Dow Jones Industrial Average at the end of each quarter from March 31, 1930 through December 31, 2014 from “^DJI — Nasdaq Composite — U.S. — Stooq.” Accessed on July 7, 2015.
References
http://stooq.com/q/d/?s=^dji
Examples
data(DJIACloseQuarterly)
Ebola Cases in Sierra Leone, Africa
Description
A dataset containing the cummulative number of ebola cases in Sierra Leone, Africa from May 1, 2014 to December 16, 2015
Usage
data(EbolaSierraLeone)
Format
A data frame with 110 observations on the following variables.
Day
since May 1, 2014Cases
cummulative number of ebola cases
Details
This dataset contains the cummulative number of ebola cases in Sierra Leone, Africa from May 1, 2014 to December 16, 2015
Source
Ebola Outbreak in West Africa from Centers for Disease Control and Preven- tion. Accessed on June 2, 2016.
References
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/2014-west-africa/cumulative-cases-graphs.html
Examples
data(EbolaSierraLeone)
Electric Bill
Description
A dataset containing the electric bill (in US dollars) of a single-family home in Minnesota from 2000-2003
Usage
data(ElectricBill)
Format
A data frame with 37 observations on the following variables.
Month
since January 2000ElecBill
price of ElecBill in US dollars
Details
This dataset contains the the electric bill (in US dollars) of a single-family home in Minnesota from 2000-2003 as a function of the month.
Source
Subset of Utilities in the mosaic
package.
Examples
data(ElectricBill)
US Electronic and Mail Order Sales
Description
A dataset containing the he total U.S. electronic and mail-order shopping sales in billions of dollars each year from 1999 to 2012.
Usage
data(ElectronicMailOrderSales)
Format
A data frame with 14 observations on the following variables.
Year
Sales
in billions of US dollars
Details
This dataset contains the he total U.S. electronic and mail-order shopping sales in billions of dollars each year from 1999 to 2012
Source
Total U.S. electronic and mail-order shopping sales in millions of dollars each year from 1999 to 2012 from “Monthly & Annual Retail Trade, Main Page — US Census Bureau.” Accessed on July 16, 2014.
Examples
data(ElectronicMailOrderSales)
RPM of Different Engines
Description
A dataset containing the revolutions per minute (RPM) and mass of different engines.
Usage
data(EngineRPM)
Format
A data frame with 39 observations on the following variables.
Mass
in kilogramsRPM
Details
This dataset contains the revolutions per minute (RPM) and mass of different engines.
Source
Revolutions per minute of engines as a function of engine mass from pages 60-61. McMahon, Thomas A., and John Tyler Bonner. On Size and Life. New York: Scientific American Library, 1983.
Examples
data(EngineRPM)
Facebook Users
Description
A dataset containing the number of Facebook users in millions of people from 2009 through 2012.
Usage
data(FacebookUsers)
Format
A data frame with 38 observations on the following variables.
Months
since January 2009Users
in millions of people
Details
This dataset contains the number of Facebook users in millions of people from 2009 through 2012.
Source
Number of Facebook users in millions from 2009 through 2012 from “Number of active users at Facebook over the years — Yahoo News” and “Facebook: number of active users 2015 | Statistics.” Accessed on June 22, 2015.
References
http://news.yahoo.com/number-active-users-facebook-over-230449748.html http://www.statista.com/statistics/264810/number-of-monthly-active-facebook-users-worldwide/
Examples
data(FacebookUsers)
Ford Motors Market Volume
Description
A subset of the dataset containing the volume of Ford Motor Company stock shares traded per quarter since January 1, 2007.
Usage
data(FordMarketVolume1)
Format
A data frame with 7 observations on the following variables.
Date
quarter since January 1, 2007Volume
number of shares of Ford Motor Company stock shares
Details
This dataset contains the volume of Ford Motor Company stock shares traded per quarter since January 1, 2007.
Source
Ford Motor Company (F) stock market value quarterly in U.S. dollars. Accessed on July 7, 2014
References
http://stooq.com/q/d/?s=f.us
Examples
data(FordMarketVolume1)
Ford Motors Market Volume
Description
A dataset containing the volume of Ford Motor Company stock shares traded per quarter since January 1, 2007.
Usage
data(FordMarketVolume2)
Format
A data frame with 20 observations on the following variables.
Date
quarter since January 1, 2007Volume
number of shares of Ford Motor Company stock shares
Details
This dataset contains the volume of Ford Motor Company stock shares traded per quarter since January 1, 2007.
Source
Ford Motor Company (F) stock market value quarterly in U.S. dollars. Accessed on July 7, 2014
References
http://stooq.com/q/d/?s=f.us
Examples
data(FordMarketVolume1)
Gender Ratio in World Population
Description
A subset of the dataset containing the number of males per 100 females in the word population.
Usage
data(GenderRatio1)
Format
A data frame with 9 observations on the following variables.
Year
Ratio
number of males per 100 females
Details
This dataset contains the number of males per 100 females in the world population as a function of the year
Source
The global gender ratio based on the number of males per 100 females by year from “World Population Prospects, the 2012 Revision” by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Accessed on June 25, 2014.
References
http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Excel-Data/population.htm
Examples
data(GenderRatio1)
Gender Ratio in World Population
Description
A dataset containing the number of males per 100 females in the word population.
Usage
data(GenderRatio2)
Format
A data frame with 14 observations on the following variables.
Year
Ratio
number of males per 100 females
Details
This dataset contains the number of males per 100 females in the world population as a function of the year
Source
The global gender ratio based on the number of males per 100 females by year from “World Population Prospects, the 2012 Revision” by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Accessed on June 25, 2014.
References
http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Excel-Data/population.htm
Examples
data(GenderRatio2)
High School Dropout Rate
Description
A dataset containing the high school dropout rate in the United States from 1970 through 2012.
Usage
data(HSDropoutRate)
Format
A data frame with 43 observations on the following variables.
Year
Rate
high school dropout rate
Details
This dataset contains the high school dropout rate in the United States from 1970 through 2012.
Source
The high school dropout rate in the United States from 1970 through 2012 from “Percentage of high school dropouts among persons 16 to 24 years old.” Accessed on June 22, 2015.
References
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d13/tables/dt13 219.70.asp
Examples
data(HSDropoutRate)
High School Graduates in College
Description
A dataset containing the percent of each year’s high school graduates to enroll in either a two-year or four-year college from 1972 to 2012.
Usage
data(HSGradsInCollege)
Format
A data frame with 41 observations on the following variables.
Year
Percent
of high schol graduates
Details
This dataset contains the percent of each year’s high school graduates to enroll in either a two-year or four-year college from 1972 to 2012
Source
Percent of high school graduates to enroll in a two-year or four-year college from National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed on July 2, 2014.
References
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d13/tables/dt13302.10.asp
Examples
data(HSGradsInCollege)
Tidal Depths in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Description
A dataset containing the depth of the tide in feet relative to the MLLW (mean lower low water mark) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii as a function of time measured in hours Hr.
Usage
data(Hawaii)
Format
A data frame with 31 observations on the following variables.
time
in hourswater
tide depth in feet relative to the MLLW
Details
This dataset contains the depth of the tide in feet relative to the MLLW (mean lower low water mark) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii as a function of time measured in hours Hr.
Source
Tidal measurements in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii based on data sets from Project Mosaic. Accessed on August 19, 2015.
References
http://www.mosaic-web.org
Examples
data(Hawaii)
Health Expenditures as a Percentage of U.S. GDP
Description
A dataset containing the World Bank's data for total U.S. health expenditures as a percentage of the U.S gross domestic product (GDP) from 1995 to 2012.
Usage
data(HealthExpenditure)
Format
A data frame with 18 observations on the following variables.
Year
PercentGDP
health expenditures as a function of U.S. GDP
Details
This dataset contains the World Bank's data for total U.S. health expenditures as a percentage of the U.S gross domestic product (GDP) from 1995 to 2012.
Source
Total U.S. health expenditures as a percentage of GDP from the World Bank. Accessed on July 10, 2014.
References
http://data.worldbank.org/country/united-states
Examples
data(HealthExpenditure)
Latino's Living in the United States
Description
A dataset containing the number of Latino's living in the United States as a function of the year.
Usage
data(HispanicPopulation)
Format
A data frame with 5 observations on the following variables.
Year
People
number of Latino's (in millions)
Details
This dataset contains the number of Latino's living in the United States as a function of the year.
Source
The U.S. Hispanic population has increased sixfold since 1970. Accessed on June 16, 2014.
References
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/26/the-u-s-hispanic-population-has-increased-sixfold-since-1970/
Examples
data(HispanicPopulation)
Life Expectancy in Different Countries
Description
A dataset containing the number of physicians per 1000 people as a function of average life expectancy in different countries in 2010.
Usage
data(LifeExpectancyPhysicians)
Format
A data frame with 175 observations on the following variables.
LifeExpectancy
life expectancy in yearsPhysicians
number of physicians per 1000 people
Details
This dataset contains the number of physicians per 1000 people as a function of average life expectancy in different countries in 2010.
Source
Number of physicians per 1000 people as a function of average life expectancy in different countries in 2010 from “Physicians (per 1,000 people) | Data | Table.”
References
http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS
Examples
data(LifeExpectancyPhysicians)
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide from Mauna Loa
Description
A dataset containing the atmospheric carbon dioxide from Mauna Loa in ppmv (or parts per million by volume) as a function of years from 1958 to 2008.
Usage
data(MaunaLoaCO2)
Format
A data frame with 49 observations on the following variables.
Year
Average
carbon dioxide in ppmv
Details
This dataset contains the atmospheric carbon dioxide from Mauna Loa in ppmv (or parts per million by volume) as a function of years from 1958 to 2008.
Source
Atmospheric carbon dioxide from Mauna Loa in ppmv (parts per million by volume) as a function of years from 1958 to 2008 from “Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Record from Mauna Loa.” Accessed on August 19, 2015.
References
http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/co2/sio-mlo.html
Examples
data(MaunaLoaCO2)
Burgers Sold by McDonalds
Description
A subset of the dataset containing the number of burgers (in billions) sold by McDonald’s since 1955.
Usage
data(McDBurgers1)
Format
A data frame with 5 observations on the following variables.
Year
Burgers
number of burgers (in billions)
Details
This dataset contains the number of burgers (in billions) sold by McDonald’s since 1955.
Source
The total number of burgers sold by McDonald’s in billions as of each year from “Over How Many Billion Served.” Accessed on July 3, 2014.
References
http://overhowmanybillionserved.blogspot.com/
Examples
data(McDBurgers1)
Burgers Sold by McDonalds
Description
A dataset containing the number of burgers (in billions) sold by McDonald’s since 1955.
Usage
data(McDBurgers2)
Format
A data frame with 11 observations on the following variables.
Year
Burgers
number of burgers (in billions)
Details
This dataset contains the number of burgers (in billions) sold by McDonald’s since 1955.
Source
The total number of burgers sold by McDonald’s in billions as of each year from “Over How Many Billion Served.” Accessed on July 3, 2014.
References
http://overhowmanybillionserved.blogspot.com/
Examples
data(McDBurgers2)
US Unemployment Rate
Description
A dataset containing the United States monthly unemployment rate from January 2010 to December 2014.
Usage
data(MonthlyUnemployment)
Format
A data frame with 60 observations on the following variables.
Months
since January 2010Rate
monthly unemployment rate
Details
This dataset contains the United States monthly unemployment rate from January 2010 to December 2014.
Source
U.S. monthly unemployment rate from January 2010 to December 2014 from “Bureau of Labor Statistics Data.” Accessed on June 22, 2015.
References
http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000
Examples
data(MonthlyUnemployment)
15 Year Annual Mortgage Rates
Description
A dataset containing interest rates on 15-year, fixed-rate conventional home mortgages annually from 1992 to 2014.
Usage
data(Mortgage15YrAnnual)
Format
A data frame with 23 observations on the following variables.
Year
Rate
interest rate on 15-year, fixed-rate conventional home mortgage
Details
This dataset contains the interest rates on 15-year, fixed-rate conventional home mortgages annually from 1992 to 2014.
Source
Interest rates on 15-year, fixed-rate conventional home mortgages annually from 1992 to 2014 from “Mortgage Interest Rates History.” Accessed on June 22, 2015.
References
http://www.fedprimerate.com/mortgagerates.htm
Examples
data(Mortgage15YrAnnual)
30 Year Annual Mortgage Rates
Description
A dataset containing the average interest rate for conventional 30-year mortgages each year from 1981 to 2012.
Usage
data(Mortgage30YrAnnual)
Format
A data frame with 32 observations on the following variables.
Year
Rate
average interest rate on conventional 30-year mortgage
Details
This dataset contains the average interest rate for conventional 30-year mortgages each year from 1981 to 2012.
Source
Average interest rate for conventional 30-year mortgages each year from 1981 to 2012 from “Primary Mortgage Market Survey Archives — 30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgages — Freddie Mac.” Accessed on July 7, 2015.
References
http://www.freddiemac.com/pmms/pmms30.htm
Examples
data(Mortgage30YrAnnual)
30 Year Annual Mortgage Rates
Description
A subset of the dataset containing the interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate conventional home mortgage.
Usage
data(Mortgage30YrMonthly1)
Format
A data frame with 265 observations on the following variables.
Month
Rate
average interest rate on conventional 30-year mortgage
Details
This dataset contains the average interest rate for conventional 30-year mortgages each year from 1981 to 2012.
Source
Average interest rate for conventional 30-year mortgages each year from 1981 to 2012 from “Primary Mortgage Market Survey Archives — 30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgages — Freddie Mac.” Accessed on July 7, 2015.
References
http://www.freddiemac.com/pmms/pmms30.htm
Examples
data(Mortgage30YrMonthly1)
30 Year Annual Mortgage Rates
Description
A dataset containing the interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate conventional home mortgage.
Usage
data(Mortgage30YrMonthly2)
Format
A data frame with 519 observations on the following variables.
Month
Rate
average interest rate on conventional 30-year mortgage
Details
This dataset contains the average interest rate for conventional 30-year mortgages each year from 1981 to 2012.
Source
Average interest rate for conventional 30-year mortgages each year from 1981 to 2012 from “Primary Mortgage Market Survey Archives — 30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgages — Freddie Mac.” Accessed on July 7, 2015.
References
http://www.freddiemac.com/pmms/pmms30.htm
Examples
data(Mortgage30YrMonthly2)
Closing NASDAQ Value
Description
A dataset containing the closing NASDAQ stock market value in U.S. dollars at the end of each quarter from March 1938 (quarter 1) through December 2014 (quarter 308)
Usage
data(NASDAQQuarterly)
Format
A data frame with 308 observations on the following variables.
Quarter
since March 1938Close
Closing NASDAQ value at the end of the quarter
Details
This dataset contains closing NASDAQ stock market value in U.S. dollars at the end of each quarter from March 1938 (quarter 1) through December 2014 (quarter 308)
Source
Closing stock market value of the Dow Jones Industrial Average at the end of each quarter from March 31, 1930 through December 31, 2014 from “^DJI — Nasdaq Composite — U.S. — Stooq.” Accessed on July 7, 2015.
References
http://stooq.com/q/d/?s=^dji
Examples
data(NASDAQQuarterly)
US Natural Gas Consumption
Description
A subset of the dataset containing the total number of millions of cubic feet of natural gas consumed in the United States from 1950 to 1970.
Usage
data(NaturalGasConsumption)
Format
A data frame with 21 observations on the following variables.
Year
CubicFeet
millions of cubic feet of natural gas consumed
Details
This dataset contains the total number of millions of cubic feet of natural gas consumed in the United States from 1950 to 1970.
Source
Natural Gas from U.S. Energy Information Administration. Accessed on June 9, 2016.
References
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/hist/n9140us2a.htm
Examples
data(NaturalGasConsumption)
US Natural Gas Consumption
Description
A dataset containing the total number of millions of cubic feet of natural gas consumed in the United States from 1950 to 1970.
Usage
data(NaturalGasConsumption2)
Format
A data frame with 67 observations on the following variables.
Year
CubicFeet
millions of cubic feet of natural gas consumed
Details
This dataset contains the total number of millions of cubic feet of natural gas consumed in the United States from 1950 to 1970.
Source
Natural Gas from U.S. Energy Information Administration. Accessed on June 9, 2016.
References
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/hist/n9140us2a.htm
Examples
data(NaturalGasConsumption2)
Population of the Netherlands
Description
A dataset containing the population of the Netherlands measured in millions of people at the beginning of each decade since 1700.
Usage
data(NetherlandsPopulation)
Format
A data frame with 21 observations on the following variables.
Year
Population
of Netherlands (in millions of people)
Details
This dataset contains the population of the Netherlands measured in millions of people at the beginning of each decade since 1700.
Source
Population of the Netherlands from “The NETHERLANDS : country populations.” Accessed on July 11, 2014.
References
http://www.populstat.info/Europe/netherlc.htm
Examples
data(NetherlandsPopulation)
Annual US Oil Production
Description
A subset of the dataset containing the number of barrels (in thousands) of crude oil produced per year in the United States.
Usage
data(OilProductionAnnual1)
Format
A data frame with 38 observations on the following variables.
Year
Barrels
of oil produced (in thousands)
Details
This dataset contains the number of barrels (in thousands) of crude oil produced per year in the United States
Source
U.S. field production of crude oil in billions of barrels from the U.S. Energy Information Administration from “U.S. Field Production of Crude Oil.” Accessed on July 3, 2014.
References
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFPUS1&f=M
Examples
data(OilProductionAnnual1)
Annual US Oil Production
Description
A subset of the dataset containing the number of barrels (in thousands) of crude oil produced per year in the United States.
Usage
data(OilProductionAnnual2)
Format
A data frame with 114 observations on the following variables.
Year
Barrels
of oil produced (in thousands)
Details
This dataset contains the number of barrels (in thousands) of crude oil produced per year in the United States
Source
U.S. field production of crude oil in billions of barrels from the U.S. Energy Information Administration from “U.S. Field Production of Crude Oil.” Accessed on July 3, 2014.
References
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFPUS1&f=M
Examples
data(OilProductionAnnual2)
Pollen Count in Los Angeles, CA
Description
A dataset containing the pollen count each day in Los Angeles from April to July of 2014.
Usage
data(PollenCountLA)
Format
A data frame with 30 observations on the following variables.
Date
since April 1, 2014Count
Pollen count in Los Angeles, CA
Details
This dataset contains the pollen count each day in Los Angeles from April to July of 2014.
Source
Three-year average monthly pollen count in Los Angeles, California from “Historic Allergy Index for 90001 | Pollen.com.” Accessed on June 25, 2014.
References
http://www.pollen.com/allergy-trends.asp?PostalCode=90001
Examples
data(PollenCountLA)
Population of Belgium
Description
A dataset containing the population of Belgium in millions of people.
Usage
data(PopulationBelgium)
Format
A data frame with 18 observations on the following variables.
Year
People
Population of Belgium in millions of people
Details
This dataset contains the population of Belgium in millions of people.
Source
Population of Belgium in millions of people by year from “Population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg.” Accessed on June 26, 2014.
References
http://www.tacitus.nu/historical-atlas/population/benelux.htm
Examples
data(PopulationBelgium)
Running Speed of Animals
Description
A dataset containing the running speed in centimeters per second as a function of the length in centimeters of various animals.
Usage
data(RunningSpeed)
Format
A data frame with 12 observations on the following variables.
Length
of animal in centimetersSpeed
of animal in centimeters per second
Details
This dataset contains the running speed in centimeters per second as a function of the length in centimeters of various animals.
Source
Running speed and length of animals from page 152. McMahon, Thomas A., and John Tyler Bonner. On Size and Life. New York: Scientific American Library, 1983.
Examples
data(RunningSpeed)
SAT Math Scores in Kentucky
Description
A dataset containing the average SAT math score in Kentucky each year from 1980 to 2013.
Usage
data(SATMathKentucky)
Format
A data frame with 34 observations on the following variables.
Year
Score
Average SAT math score in Kentucky
Details
This dataset contains the average SAT math score in Kentucky each year from 1980 to 2013.
Source
Average SAT math score in Kentucky each year from 1980 to 2013 from College Board’s 2013 SAT State Profile Report for Kentucky. Accessed on July 16, 2014.
References
http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/research/2013/KY_13_03_03_01.pdf
Examples
data(SATMathKentucky)
Average Student Debt
Description
A subset of the dataset containing the average cumulative debt of bachelor’s degree students enrolled in public colleges and universities.
Usage
data(StudentDebt1)
Format
A data frame with 7 observations on the following variables.
Year
Debt
Average cummulative debt
Details
This dataset contains the average cumulative debt of bachelor’s degree students enrolled in public colleges and universities.
Source
Average debt load in 2013 dollars of bachelor’s degree recipients attending U.S. public colleges and universities who borrowed money to finance their education from “Average Cumulative Debt Load of Bachelor’s Degree Recipients at Public Four-Year Institutions over Time — Trends in Higher Education.” Accessed on July 5, 2015.
References
https://trends.collegeboard.org/student-aid/figures-tables/average-debt-levels-public-sector-bachelors-degree-recipients-over-time
Examples
data(StudentDebt1)
Average Student Debt
Description
A dataset containing the average cumulative debt of bachelor’s degree students enrolled in public colleges and universities.
Usage
data(StudentDebt2)
Format
A data frame with 15 observations on the following variables.
Year
Debt
Average cummulative debt
Details
This dataset contains the average cumulative debt of bachelor’s degree students enrolled in public colleges and universities.
Source
Average debt load in 2013 dollars of bachelor’s degree recipients attending U.S. public colleges and universities who borrowed money to finance their education from “Average Cumulative Debt Load of Bachelor’s Degree Recipients at Public Four-Year Institutions over Time — Trends in Higher Education.” Accessed on July 5, 2015.
References
https://trends.collegeboard.org/student-aid/figures-tables/average-debt-levels-public-sector-bachelors-degree-recipients-over-time
Examples
data(StudentDebt2)
Sun Position in Anchorage, Alaska
Description
A dataset containing the altitude angle of the sun in Anchorage, Alaska, each hour from midnight on June 29, 2014 (hour 0) until midnight on June 30, 2014 (hour 24).
Usage
data(SunPositionAlaska)
Format
A data frame with 25 observations on the following variables.
Time
hours since midnight on June 29, 2014Position
Altitude angle of the sun
Details
This dataset contains the altitude angle of the sun in Anchorage, Alaska, each hour from midnight on June 29, 2014 (hour 0) until midnight on June 30, 2014 (hour 24).
Source
Altitude angle of the sun in Anchorage, Alaska, each hour from midnight on June 29, 2014 (hour 0) until midnight on June 30, 2014 (hour 24) from “Sun & moon times, Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A.” Accessed on July 1, 2014.
References
http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/usa/anchorage
Examples
data(SunPositionAlaska)
Sunrise in Los Angeles, CA
Description
A dataset containing the number of minutes after 4 a.m. until sunrise in Los Angeles, California, adjusted for Daylight Savings Time, from January 2010 (month 1) through December 2011 (month 24).
Usage
data(SunriseLA)
Format
A data frame with 24 observations on the following variables.
Month
from January 2010Time
minutes after 4 a.m.
Details
This dataset contains the number of minutes after 4 a.m. until sunrise in Los Angeles, California, adjusted for Daylight Savings Time, from January 2010 (month 1) through December 2011 (month 24).
Source
Number of minutes after 4 a.m. until sunrise in Los Angeles, adjusted for Daylight Savings Time, from January 2010 (month 1) through December 2011 (month 24) from “Sunrise and sunset times in Los Angeles, December 2011.” Accessed on July 14, 2014.
References
http://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/los-angeles?month=12&year=2011
Examples
data(SunriseLA)
Sunset in Greenwich, England
Description
A dataset containing the number of minutes after 3 p.m. until sunset at Greenwich, England since January 2010.
Usage
data(SunsetGreenwich)
Format
A data frame with 25 observations on the following variables.
Month
from January 2010Minutes
minutes after 3 p.m.
Details
This dataset contains the number of minutes after 3 p.m. until sunset at Greenwich, England since January 2010.
Source
Number of minutes after 3 p.m. until sunset in Greenwich, England since January 2010 from “Sunrise and sunset times in Greenwich Borough.” Accessed on July 14, 2014.
References
http://www.timeanddate.com/sun/uk/greenwich-city
Examples
data(SunsetGreenwich)
Sunset in Los Angeles, CA
Description
A dataset containing the number of minutes after 4 p.m. until sunset in Los Angeles, California, adjusted for Daylight Savings time, from January 2010 (month 1) through December 2013 (month 48).
Usage
data(SunsetLA)
Format
A data frame with 48 observations on the following variables.
Month
from January 2010Minutes
minutes after 4 p.m.
Details
This dataset contains the number of minutes after 4 p.m. until sunset in Los Angeles, California, adjusted for Daylight Savings time, from January 2010 (month 1) through December 2013 (month 48).
Source
Number of minutes after 4 p.m. until sunset in Los Angeles, California, adjusted for Daylight Savings Time, from January 2010 (month 1) through December 2013 (month 48) from “Sunrise and sunset times in Los Angeles, December 2011.” Accessed on July 14, 2014.
References
http://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/los-angeles?month=12&year=2011
Examples
data(SunsetLA)
Swimming Speed of Various Animals
Description
A dataset containing the swimming speed in centimeters per second as a function of the length in centimeters of various animals
Usage
data(SwimmingSpeed)
Format
A data frame with 17 observations on the following variables.
Length
of animal in centimetersSpeed
swimming speed of animal in centimeters per second
Details
This dataset contains the swimming speed in centimeters per second as a function of the length in centimeters of various animals.
Source
Swimming speed and length of animals from page 152. McMahon, Thomas A., and John Tyler Bonner. On Size and Life. New York: Scientific American Library, 1983.
Examples
data(SwimmingSpeed)
Temperatures in Danville, KY
Description
A dataset containing the average maximum temperature in Danville, Kentucky at the beginning of each month since January 2006
Usage
data(TemperaturesDanville)
Format
A data frame with 60 observations on the following variables.
Month
from January 2006Temperature
in degrees Farenheit
Details
This dataset contains the average maximum temperature in Danville, Kentucky at the beginning of each month since January 2006
Source
Average maximum temperature in Danville, Kentucky at the beginning of each month since January 2006 from “noaa.gov.” Accessed on June 25, 2014
References
http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/cdo/352625.pdf
Examples
data(TemperaturesDanville)
Toyota Stock Prices
Description
A dataset containing the average monthly stock price of Toyota from 1982 to 1998.
Usage
data(ToyotaMonthly)
Format
A data frame with 60 observations on the following variables.
Month
from January 1982Value
in US dollars
Details
This dataset contains the average monthly stock price of Toyota from 1982 to 1998.
Source
Toyota Motors Corporation (TM) stock market value in U.S. dollars from “Yahoo Finance | TM Historical Prices.” Accessed on August 13, 2016.
References
http://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TM/history?p=TM
Examples
data(ToyotaMonthly)
Twitter Users
Description
A dataset containing the number of monthly active Twitter users worldwide by quarter (e.g., 10.25 represents April to June 2010) in millions of people.
Usage
data(TwitterUsers)
Format
A data frame with 17 observations on the following variables.
Year
since 2000Users
number of users in millions of people
Details
This dataset contains the number of monthly active Twitter users worldwide by quarter (e.g., 10.25 represents April to June 2010) in millions of people.
Source
Number of monthly active Twitter users worldwide from 1st quarter 2010 to 1st quarter 2016 (in millions) from “Twitter : number of monthly active users 2010–2016 | Statista.” Accessed on June 9, 2016.
References
http://www.statista.com/statistics/282087/number-of-monthly-active-twitter-users/
Examples
data(TwitterUsers)
Twitter Users
Description
A dataset containing how many millions of people used Twitter from the first quarter of 2012 to the end of the third quarter of 2013.
Usage
data(TwitterUsers1)
Format
A data frame with 8 observations on the following variables.
Year
since 2000Users
number of users in millions of people
Details
This dataset contains contains how many millions of people used Twitter from the first quarter of 2012 to the end of the third quarter of 2013..
Source
Number of monthly active Twitter users worldwide from 1st quarter 2010 to 1st quarter 2016 (in millions) from “Twitter : number of monthly active users 2010–2016 | Statista.” Accessed on June 9, 2016.
References
http://www.statista.com/statistics/282087/number-of-monthly-active-twitter-users/
Examples
data(TwitterUsers1)
Twitter Users
Description
A dataset containing how many millions of people used Twitter from the first quarter of 2010 to the end of the third quarter of 2013.
Usage
data(TwitterUsers2)
Format
A data frame with 15 observations on the following variables.
Year
since 2000Users
number of users in millions of people
Details
This dataset contains how many millions of people used Twitter from the first quarter of 2012 to the end of the third quarter of 2013..
Source
Number of monthly active Twitter users worldwide from 1st quarter 2010 to 1st quarter 2016 (in millions) from “Twitter : number of monthly active users 2010–2016 | Statista.” Accessed on June 9, 2016.
References
http://www.statista.com/statistics/282087/number-of-monthly-active-twitter-users/
Examples
data(TwitterUsers2)
Twitter Users
Description
A dataset containing how many millions of people used Twitter from the first quarter of 2010 to the beginning of 2016.
Usage
data(TwitterUsers3)
Format
A data frame with 24 observations on the following variables.
Year
since 2000Users
number of users in millions of people
Details
This dataset contains how many millions of people used Twitter from the first quarter of 2010 to the beginning of 2016
Source
Number of monthly active Twitter users worldwide from 1st quarter 2010 to 1st quarter 2016 (in millions) from “Twitter : number of monthly active users 2010–2016 | Statista.” Accessed on June 9, 2016.
References
http://www.statista.com/statistics/282087/number-of-monthly-active-twitter-users/
Examples
data(TwitterUsers3)
US CO2 Emissions
Description
A dataset containing U.S. carbon dioxide emissions in kT (energy) annually from 1980 to 2008 according to the World Bank.
Usage
data(USCO2Emissions)
Format
A data frame with 29 observations on the following variables.
Year
kT
Details
This dataset contains U.S. carbon dioxide emissions in kT (energy) annually from 1980 to 2008 according to the World Bank.
Source
United States carbon dioxide emissions in kT annually from 1960 to 2010 according to the World Bank at “Data | United States.” Accessed on July 10, 2014.
References
http://data.worldbank.org/country/united-states
Examples
data(USCO2Emissions)
US Retail Tax
Description
A dataset containing U.S. retail tax in millions of dollars each year from 2005 through 2011.
Usage
data(USRetailTax)
Format
A data frame with 7 observations on the following variables.
Year
Tax
US retail tax in millions of dollars
Details
This dataset contains U.S. retail tax in millions of dollars each year from 2005 through 2011.
Source
Annual total retail sales taxes collected in the United States in each year from “Monthly & Annual Retail Trade, Main Page — U.S. Census Bureau.” Accessed on July 14, 2014.
References
http://www.census.gov/retail/
Examples
data(USRetailTax)
Total U.S. Population
Description
A dataset containing the U.S. population in millions of people each decade from 1900 to 2010 based on the census.
Usage
data(USTotalPopulation)
Format
A data frame with 9 observations on the following variables.
Year
Population
US population in millions of peopleRelGrowth
Relative growth rate of the US population
Details
This dataset contains the U.S. population in millions of people each decade from 1900 to 2010 based on the census.
Source
U.S. census data for 1950–2000 is from “Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses from 1790 to 2000.” Accessed on June 9, 2016.
References
https://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/pol02-ma.pdf http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/
Examples
data(USTotalPopulation)
Water Levels in Eastport, Maine
Description
A dataset containing the water level in Eastport, Maine from May 26, 2016 to May 27, 2016 measured in feet above the mean lower water level as a function of the time after 12:00 a.m. on May 26, 2016.
Usage
data(WaterLevelsEastportMaine)
Format
A data frame with 477 observations on the following variables.
Hours
since 12 a.m. on May 26m, 2016WaterLevel
feet above the mean lower water level
Details
This dataset contains the water level in Eastport, Maine from May 26, 2016 to May 27, 2016 measured in feet above the mean lower water level as a function of the time after 12:00 a.m. on May 26, 2016.
Source
Observed water levels in Eastport, Maine from NOAA Tides and Currents. Accessed on June 2, 2016.
References
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/waterlevels.html?id=8410140&units=standard&bdate=20160526&edate=20160527&timezone=GMT&datum=MLLW&interval=6&action=
Examples
data(WaterLevelsEastportMaine)
Weight Change during Pregnancy
Description
A dataset containing the change in one woman’s weight during a pregnancy from the beginning of her second trimester until birth.
Usage
data(WeightChange)
Format
A data frame with 129 observations on the following variables.
Day
since beginning of second trimesterWeight
in pounds
Details
This dataset contains the change in one woman’s weight during a pregnancy from the beginning of her second trimester until birth.
Source
Personal data collection
Examples
data(WeightChange)
World Population
Description
A dataset containing the total midyear population for the world from 1950 to 2015.
Usage
data(WorldPopulation)
Format
A data frame with 14 observations on the following variables.
Year
People
world population in billions of people
Details
This dataset contains the total midyear population for the world from 1950 to 2015.
Source
Estimated world population data from 1950 to 2015 from “International Programs — Total Mid-Year Population for the World: 1950–2050 — U.S. Census Bureau.” Accessed on June 16, 2014.
References
http://www.census.gov/population/international/data/worldpop/table_population.php
Examples
data(WorldPopulation)
World Population Change
Description
A dataset containing the percent growth of the world’s population as a function of the year from 1970 to 2015.
Usage
data(WorldPopulationChange)
Format
A data frame with 10 observations on the following variables.
Year
Growth
Percent growth of worlds population
Details
This dataset contains the percent growth of the world’s population as a function of the year from 1970 to 2015.
Source
World population from the U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed on June 3, 2016.
References
http://www.census.gov/population/international/data/worldpop/table_population.php
Examples
data(WorldPopulationChange)
Yellow Cards in World Cup
Description
A dataset containing the number of yellow cards given per men’s World Cup tournament from 1970 to 2010.
Usage
data(YellowCards)
Format
A data frame with 11 observations on the following variables.
Year
Cards
Number of yellow cards given
Details
This dataset contains the number of yellow cards given per men’s World Cup tournament from 1970 to 2010.
Source
Number of yellow cards given per men’s World Cup tournament from “Planet World Cup.” Accessed on July 16, 2014.
References
http://www.planetworldcup.com
Examples
data(YellowCards)