The data give the speed of cars and the distances taken to stop. The data were recorded in the 1920s.
data.carsA data frame of 50 observations with the following two variables:
speed | speed (in miles per hour). |
dist | stopping distance (in foot). |
In Auer et al. (2024, Chaps. 5, 6, 7 & 16) the data are used to illustrate the simple regression model and the consequences of truncated data.
Auer, L.v., Hoffmann, S. & Kranz, T. (2024): Ökonometrie - Das R-Arbeitsbuch, 2nd ed., Springer-Gabler (https://www.oekonometrie-lernen.de).