This dataset, meningitis_df, is a data frame containing data from a brief outbreak of meningococcal disease at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign campus during the years 1991 and 1992.
Usage
data(meningitis_df)Format
A data frame with 60 observations and 6 variables:
- Set
Integer indicating the matched set identifier
- CaseCntrl
Integer indicator variable for case (1) or control (0)
- Reftime
Numeric value representing the reference time (e.g., time of exposure)
- Numnill
Integer indicating the number of ill roommates
- Numsleep
Integer indicating the number of roommates who slept in the room
- Smoke
Integer indicator for whether the subject smokes (1 = yes, 0 = no)
Details
The dataset name has been kept as 'meningitis_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the infectiousR package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'df' indicates that the dataset is a data frame. The original content has not been modified in any way.