The dataset name has been changed to 'ncbirths_tbl_df' to avoid confusion with other packages in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the 'usdatasets' package and identifies it as a tibble. The original content of the dataset has not been modified.
Usage
data(ncbirths_tbl_df)
Format
A tibble with 1000 observations and 13 variables:
- fage
Integer representing the father's age.
- mage
Integer representing the mother's age.
- mature
Factor with 2 levels indicating if the mother is mature (>=35 years).
- weeks
Integer representing the number of gestation weeks.
- premie
Factor with 2 levels indicating if the baby was born prematurely.
- visits
Integer representing the number of prenatal visits.
- marital
Factor with 2 levels indicating the marital status of the mother.
- gained
Integer representing the mother's weight gain during pregnancy (in pounds).
- weight
Numeric value representing the baby's birth weight (in grams).
- lowbirthweight
Factor with 2 levels indicating if the baby was born with low birth weight.
- gender
Factor with 2 levels indicating the baby's gender.
- habit
Factor with 2 levels indicating if the mother has a smoking habit.
- whitemom
Factor with 2 levels indicating if the mother is white.