These data list the first two principal component scores from the aircraft data, which record six characteristics of aircraft designs throughout the twentieth century.
The variables are:
Comp.1: | first principal component score |
Comp.2: | second principal component score |
Yr: | year of first manufacture |
Period: | a code to indicate one of three broad time periods |
The data were collected by P. Saviotti and are described in detail in Saviotti (1996), "Technological Evolution, Variety and Economy", Edward Elgar: Cheltenham.