state                package:datasets                R Documentation

_U_S _S_t_a_t_e _F_a_c_t_s _a_n_d _F_i_g_u_r_e_s

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Data sets related to the 50 states of the United States of
     America.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     state.abb
     state.area
     state.center
     state.division
     state.name
     state.region
     state.x77

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     R currently contains the following "state" data sets.  Note that
     all data are arranged according to alphabetical order of the state
     names.

     '_s_t_a_t_e._a_b_b': character vector of 2-letter abbreviations for the
          state names.

     '_s_t_a_t_e._a_r_e_a': numeric vector of state areas (in square miles).

     '_s_t_a_t_e._c_e_n_t_e_r': list with components named 'x' and 'y' giving the
          approximate geographic center of each state in negative
          longitude and latitude.  Alaska and Hawaii are placed just
          off the West Coast.

     '_s_t_a_t_e._d_i_v_i_s_i_o_n': factor giving state divisions (New England,
          Middle Atlantic, South Atlantic, East South Central, West
          South Central, East North Central, West North Central,
          Mountain, and Pacific).

     '_s_t_a_t_e._n_a_m_e': character vector giving the full state names.

     '_s_t_a_t_e._r_e_g_i_o_n': factor giving the region (Northeast, South, North
          Central, West) that each state belongs to.

     '_s_t_a_t_e._x_7_7': matrix with 50 rows and 8 columns giving the
          following statistics in the respective columns.

          '_P_o_p_u_l_a_t_i_o_n': population estimate as of July 1, 1975

          '_I_n_c_o_m_e': per capita income (1974)

          '_I_l_l_i_t_e_r_a_c_y': illiteracy (1970, percent of population)

          '_L_i_f_e _E_x_p': life expectancy in years (1969-71)

          '_M_u_r_d_e_r': murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per
               100,000 population (1976)

          '_H_S _G_r_a_d': percent high-school graduates (1970)

          '_F_r_o_s_t': mean number of days with minimum temperature below
               freezing (1931-1960) in capital or large city

          '_A_r_e_a': land area in square miles


_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (1977)
     _Statistical Abstract of the United States_.

     U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (1977) _County
     and City Data Book_.

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     Becker, R. A., Chambers, J. M. and Wilks, A. R. (1988) _The New S
     Language_. Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole.

