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This dataset, whooping_cough_ts, is a time series object containing annual counts of deaths from whooping cough in London from 1740 to 1881, with three measurement variables recorded each year.

Usage

data(whooping_cough_ts)

Format

A multivariate time series with 142 annual observations from 1740 to 1881 and 3 variables:

wcough

Number of whooping cough deaths (integer)

ratio

Death ratio (numeric)

alldeaths

Total deaths from all causes (integer)

Source

Data taken from the DAAG package version 1.25.6

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'whooping_cough_ts' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the PulmoDataSets package. The suffix 'ts' indicates that this is a time series object. The original content has not been modified in any way.