R: Meteorological Measurements for 11 Years

meteo {HSAUR} | R Documentation

## Meteorological Measurements for 11 Years

### Description

Several meteorological measurements for a period between 1920 and 1931.

### Usage

    data("meteo")

### Format

A data frame with 11 observations on the following 6 variables.

`year`

  the years.

`rainNovDec`

  rainfall in November and December (mm).

`temp`

  average July temperature.

`rainJuly`

  rainfall in July (mm).

`radiation`

  radiation in July (millilitres of alcohol).

`yield`

  average harvest yield (quintals per hectare).

### Details

Carry out a principal components analysis of both the covariance matrix and the correlation matrix of the data and compare the results. Which set of components leads to the most meaningful interpretation?

### Source

B. S. Everitt and G. Dunn (2001), Applied Multivariate Data Analysis, 2nd edition, Arnold, London.

### Examples

      data("meteo", package = "HSAUR")
      meteo

[Package HSAUR version 1.3-9 Index]