vhcdt.df

<p>This data has the carbohydrate-deficient transferrin concentration in vitreous humour (VH-CDT) in 21 alcoholics and 7 non-alcoholics.</p>

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Data and miscellanea to support the book "Introduction to Data analysis with R for Forensic Scientists." This book was written by James Curran and published by CRC Press in 2010 (ISBN: 978-1-4200-8826-7).

James Curran

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Data Analysis for Forensic Scientists

vhcdt.df function

<p>The data consist of a data frame with 28 observations on 7 variables.</p><table><tr><td>
  age alc vhcdt1 vhcdt2 vhtf td th
[,1] </td>
<td> age </td>
<td> integer </td>
<td> age in years </td>
</tr><tr><td>
[,2] </td>
<td> alc </td>
<td> factor </td>
<td> levels (Y, N) </td>
</tr><tr><td>
[,3] </td>
<td> vhcdt1 </td>
<td> double </td>
<td> vitreous humour carbohydrate deficient
transferrin concentration (micrograms per liter) - first assay run </td>
</tr><tr><td>
[,4] </td>
<td> vhcdt2 </td>
<td> double </td>
<td> vitreous humour carbohydrate deficient
transferrin concentration (micrograms per liter) second assay run</td>
</tr><tr><td>
[,5] </td>
<td> vhtf </td>
<td> double </td>
<td> vitreous humour transferrin (micrograms
per liter)</td>
</tr><tr><td>
[,6] </td>
<td> td </td>
<td> integer </td>
<td> time interval to autopsy since found dead
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
[,7] </td>
<td> td </td>
<td> integer </td>
<td> time interval to autopsy since found alive </td>
</tr></table><p>vhcdt1 had a detection limit of 5 micrograms per liter. Observations
below this level were coded as 2.5. Similarly in the second assay a
detection limit of 2.5 micrograms per liter was used. Observations below
this threshold were coded as 1.125.</p>

vhcdt.df: Vitreous Humour Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin

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age alc vhcdt1 vhcdt2 vhtf td th [,1]	age	integer	age in years
[,2]	alc	factor	levels (Y, N)
[,3]	vhcdt1	double	vitreous humour carbohydrate deficient transferrin concentration (micrograms per liter) - first assay run
[,4]	vhcdt2	double	vitreous humour carbohydrate deficient transferrin concentration (micrograms per liter) second assay run
[,5]	vhtf	double	vitreous humour transferrin (micrograms per liter)
[,6]	td	integer	time interval to autopsy since found dead
[,7]	td	integer	time interval to autopsy since found alive