UKLungDeaths {datasets} | R Documentation |
Three time series giving the monthly deaths from bronchitis,
emphysema and asthma in the UK, 1974–1979,
both sexes (ldeaths
), males (mdeaths
) and
females (fdeaths
).
ldeaths
fdeaths
mdeaths
P. J. Diggle (1990) Time Series: A Biostatistical Introduction. Oxford, table A.3
require(stats); require(graphics) # for time
plot(ldeaths)
plot(mdeaths, fdeaths)
## Better labels:
yr <- floor(tt <- time(mdeaths))
plot(mdeaths, fdeaths,
xy.labels = paste(month.abb[12*(tt - yr)], yr-1900, sep="'"))