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The data record the number of apprentices moving to Edinburgh between 1775 and 1799 from other Scottish counties.
There are 33 observations on 5 variables, plus the names of the counties in (unnamed) Column 1.
| Distance | The distance from Edinburgh (units unknown, presumably miles) |
| Apprentices | The number of apprentices moving to Edinburgh from the given county |
| Population | The population (in thousands) of the given county |
| Urbanization | The degree of urbanization, asmeasured by the percentage of the population living in urban settlements |
| Location | The location of the county relative to Edinburgh: either North, West or South |
There are no missing values.
Andrew Lovett and Robin Flowerdew (1989). Analysis of count data using Poisson regression. Professional Geographer, 41(2), 190–198.