Datasets for Statistical Analysis

Lung weight of mice

Keywords:

muscular dystrophy

Categories:

generalized linear models;
biology

Description:

The data give the lung weight for mice either normal or with a condition similar to muscular dystrophy in human (males). After a given number of weeks, the mice are sacrificied and their lungs weighed (as well as numerous other variables).

There are 157 observations over three variables.

Variables:

Lung.Wt	The weight of the mouse lungs (n grams)
Age	The age of the mouse (in weeks)
Mouse	The type of mouse, either C57 (a normal mouse) or mdx (a mouse with muscular dystrophy)

Data Quality:

There are 20 missing values in the lung weights, not at random.

Source:

Personal communication with Nicola Laws, former PhD student at the University of Southern Queensland.

Notes:

References:

Nicola Laws (2005). Characterisation and Strategic Treatment of Dystrophic Muscle, PhD thesis awarded at the University of Southern Queensland.