anorexia                package:MASS                R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     The `anorexia' data frame has 72 rows and 3 columns. Weight change
     data for young female anorexia patients.

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

   Treat: Factor of three levels: Cont (Control), CBT (Cognitive
          Behavioural Treatment) and  FT (Family treatment). 

   Prewt: Weight of patient before study period, in lbs. 

  Postwt: Weight of patient after study period, in lbs. 

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     This data frame contains the following columns:

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     Hand, D. J., Daly, F., McConway, K., Lunn, D. and Ostrowski, E.
     eds (1993) A Handbook of Small Data Sets. Chapman & Hall, Data set
     285 (p. 229)

     (Note that the original source mistakenly says that weights are in
     kg.)

