This dataset, spanish_flu_df, is a data frame containing daily mortality data from the 1918 flu pandemic covering the period from 1918-09-01 through 1918-12-31 in Indiana, Kansas, and Philadelphia.
Usage
data(spanish_flu_df)Format
A data frame with 122 observations and 4 variables:
- Date
Date of recorded mortality
- Indiana
Integer vector representing daily flu-related deaths in Indiana
- Kansas
Integer vector representing daily flu-related deaths in Kansas
- Philadelphia
Integer vector representing daily flu-related deaths in Philadelphia
Details
The dataset name has been kept as 'spanish_flu_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.