Preface to First Edition - lib

4.6 Lanza data. Misoprostol randomised clinical trial from Lanzaet al. (1989). 674.7 anomalies data. Abnormalities of the face and digits ofnewborn infants exposed to antiepileptic drugs as assessed bya paediatrician (MD) and a research assistant (RA). 684.8 orallesions data. Oral lesions found in house-to-housesurveys in three geographic regions of rural India. 785.1 weightgain data. Rat weight gain for diets differing by theamount of protein (type) and source of protein (source). 795.2 foster data. Foster feeding experiment for rats with differentgenotypes of the litter (litgen) and mother (motgen). 805.3 skulls data. Measurements of four variables taken fromEgyptian skulls of five periods. 815.4 schooldays data. Days absent from school. 955.5 students data. Treatment and results of two tests in threegroups of students. 966.1 hubble data. Distance and velocity for 24 galaxies. 976.2 clouds data. Cloud seeding experiments in Florida – seeabove for explanations of the variables. 986.3 Analysis of variance table for the multiple linear regressionmodel. 1027.1 plasma data. Blood plasma data. 1177.2 womensrole data. Women’s role in society data. 1187.3 polyps data. Number of polyps for two treatment arms. 1197.4 backpain data. Number of drivers (D) and non-drivers (¯D),suburban (S) and city inhabitants (¯S) either suffering from aherniated disc (cases) or not (controls). 1207.5 bladdercancer data. Number of recurrent tumours forbladder cancer patients. 1377.6 leuk data (package MASS). Survival times of patientssuffering from leukemia. 1388.1 faithful data (package datasets). Old Faithful geyser waitingtimes between two eruptions. 1398.2 CYGOB1 data. Energy output and surface temperature of StarCluster CYG OB1. 1418.3 galaxies data (package MASS). Velocities of 82 galaxies. 1568.4 birthdeathrates data. Birth and death rates for 69 countries.1578.5 schizophrenia data. Age on onset of schizophrenia for bothsexes. 158© 2010 by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC