R: Scottish Hill Racing data

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## Scottish Hill Racing data

### Description

The record-winning times for 35 hill races in Scotland, as reported by Atkinson (1986).

### Usage

    data(race)

### Format

data.frame

### Details

The distance travelled and the height climbed in each race is also given. The data contains a known error - Atkinson (1986) reports that the record for Knock Hill (observation 18) should actually be 18 minutes rather than 78 minutes.

Variable

  Description

Race

  Name of race

Distance

  Distance covered in miles

Climb

  Elevation climbed during race in feet

Time

  Record time for race in minutes

### Source

http://www.statsci.org/data/general/hills.html

### References

Atkison, A.C., Comments on "Influential Observations, High Leverage Points, and Outliers in Linear Regression", Statistical Science, 1 (1986) 397-402

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