R: A classic example dataset for GAMs

kyphosis {gam} | R Documentation

## A classic example dataset for GAMs

### Description

Data on the results of a spinal operation "laminectomy" on children, to correct for a condition called "kyphosis"; see Hastie and Tibshirani (1990) for details

### Usage

    data(kyphosis)

### Format

A data frame with 81 observations on the following 4 variables.

Kyphosis

  a response factor with levels `absent` `present`.

Age

  of child in months, a numeric vector

Number

  of vertebra involved in the operation,a numeric vector

Start

  level of the operation, a numeric vector

### Source

Hastie, T. and Tibshirani, R. (1990) Generalized Additive Models. London: Chapman and Hall.

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