NAME:	Pulse Data From Minitab Handbook (MINIDAT.DAT)
SIZE:	91 observations, 8 variables

SOURCE: These data come from Appendix A of Minitab Handbook, Second Edition, 
	Ryan, Joiner and Ryan, PWS-KENT	Publishing Company, 1985 p. 318. 
	These data are copyrighted and must be acknowledged and used accordingly.


DESCRIPTIVE ABSTRACT:

Each subject measured his/her pulse rate.  the subjects
were then randomly divided into two groups.  One group ran in place
for two minutes; the other did nothing.  At the end of the two minutes,
everyone measured his/her pulse again.

NOTE: A few missing values have been introduced for instructional purposes.


LIST OF VARIABLES:

Variable	Columns		Description
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PULSE1		1-3		First Pulse ( 0 = Missing Value )
PULSE2		6-8		Second Pulse  (0 = Missing Value )
GROUP		11		Group (1=Ran in place, 2 = Did not run in place )
SMOKE		14		Smokes (1= Yes, 2 = No; 9 = Missing Value )
GENDER		17		Gender (1= Male, 2 = Female )
HEIGHT		20-24		Height in inches
WEIGHT		27-29		Weight in pounds ( 0 = Missing Value )
ACTIVITY	32		Usual level of physical activity 
                  		( 1= Slight, 2 = Moderate, 3 = Very, 9 = Missing Value )
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REFERENCES:

1. Barbara F. Ryan, Brian L. Joiner, Thomas A. Ryan, Jr. ( 1985 ).
    Minitab Handbook Second Edition, 318-319.