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Nerve impulse times

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Keywords:
nerve; waiting
Categories:
one- and two-sample data, time series;
biology
Description:
The data give the time intervals (in seconds) between successive pulses along a nerve fibre.

There are 799 observations on one variable.

Variables:
WaitTime The time between pulses (in seconds)
Data Quality:
There are no missing values.
Source:
Hand et al., dataset 160.
Notes:
Hand et al. makes it unclear whether to read across rows or down columns; I have read down columns. (This is only relevant if the data are used in a time-series context.)

An exponential distribution fits the data well.

References:
The original source is Dr P. Fatt and Professor B. Katz, University College, London.