Datasets for Statistical Analysis

Loss of consciousness in pilots

Keywords:

pilot, military

Categories:

generalized linear models;
health

Description:

The data come from a study of pilots exposed to G-forces. In military pilots, these G-forces (during violent manoeuvers for example) can deprive the brain of oxygen and cause black-outs. Glaister & Miller (1990) recreated the symptoms by exposing volunteers' lower bodies to negative air pressure, also decreasing oxygen to the brain.

There are eight observations on three variables (including pilot identification).

Variables:

Subject	The ID of the subject
Age	The age of the subject in completed years
Signs	Whether signs of black-outs; 0 mean No; 1 means Yes

Data Quality:

There are no missing values.

Source:

Smyth, Gordon. The OzDASL web page

Notes:

References:

Glaister and Miller (1990). Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine
Hamilton, L. C. (1992). Regression with Graphics. Duxbury, page 243.