This is Dataplot data file BIRBSAUN.DAT Source: Birnbaum, Z. W. and Saunders, S. C. (1958), A Statistical Model for Life-Length of Materials, Journal of the American Statistical Association, 53(281), pp. 151-160. Response variable = measurements of fatigue life (thousands of cycles until rupture) of rectangular strips of 6061-T6 aluminum sheeting, subjected to periodic loading with maximum stress of 21,000 psi (pounds per square inch) Number of observations = 101 Number of observations per line image = 1 Order of observations per line image-- 1. Response variable = fatigue life To read this file into Dataplot-- SKIP 25 READ BIRNSAUN.DAT Y Y ---------------------- 370 1016 1235 1419 1567 1820 706 1018 1238 1420 1578 1868 716 1020 1252 1420 1594 1881 746 1055 1258 1450 1602 1890 785 1085 1262 1452 1604 1893 797 1102 1269 1475 1608 1895 844 1102 1270 1478 1630 1910 855 1108 1290 1481 1642 1923 858 1115 1293 1485 1674 1940 886 1120 1300 1502 1730 1945 886 1134 1310 1505 1750 2023 930 1140 1313 1513 1750 2100 960 1199 1315 1522 1763 2130 988 1200 1330 1522 1768 2215 990 1200 1355 1530 1781 2268 1000 1203 1390 1540 1782 2440 1010 1222 1416 1560 1792