This dataset, BrainCancerCases_df, is a data frame containing data on brain cancer cases in New Mexico. It includes information about the county, number of cases, year of diagnosis, age group, and sex of the patients. The dataset consists of 1175 observations with 5 variables.
Usage
data(BrainCancerCases_df)Format
A data frame with 1175 observations and 5 variables:
- county
County of diagnosis (Factor with 31 levels).
- cases
Number of cases (integer).
- year
Year of diagnosis (integer).
- agegroup
Age group of patients (integer).
- sex
Sex of the patient (integer).
Source
Data taken from the rsatscan package, distributed with SaTScan software: https://www.satscan.org
Details
The dataset name has been kept as 'BrainCancerCases_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the OncoDataSets 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.