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The `swiss_df` dataset provides standardized fertility measures and socioeconomic indicators for 47 French-speaking provinces of Switzerland in 1888. The dataset name has been suffixed with `_df` to indicate that it is a data frame, ensuring clarity within the `sampledatasets` package.

Usage

data(swiss_df)

Format

A data frame with 47 observations and 6 variables:

Fertility

Standardized fertility measure (numeric).

Agriculture

Percentage of males involved in agriculture as an occupation (numeric).

Examination

Percentage of draftees receiving the highest mark on an army examination (integer).

Education

Percentage of draftees with education beyond primary school (integer).

Catholic

Percentage of Catholic individuals (numeric).

Infant.Mortality

Infant mortality rate per 1000 live births (numeric).

Source

Data from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (1888).