body-temp.csv

The data in body-temp.csv contains data simulated by Shoemaker (1996) to match data presented in Mackowiak et al. (1992). The data include body temperatures and pulse rates for a sample of \(n=50\) healthy adults.

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The attributes included in the data are:

• temperature: Body temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit)
• pulse: Pulse rate (beat per minute)
• sex: 1 = Female; 0 = Not female

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Preview

# Import data
library(tidyverse)
body_temp = read_csv(file = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zief0002/epsy-5261/main/data/body-temps.csv")

# View data
body_temp

References

Mackowiak, P. A., Wasserman, S. S., & Levine, M. M. (1992). A critical appraisal of 98.6 degrees F, the upper limit of the normal body temperature, and other legacies of Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich. Journal of the American Medical Association, 268(12), 1578–1580. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1992.03490120092034

Shoemaker, A. L. (1996). What’s normal? — temperature, gender, and heart rate. Journal of Statistics Education, 4(2).