

pottery(Rnotes)                              R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n_:

     The data arise from a chemical analysis of 26 samples
     of pottery found at Romano-British kiln sites in Wales,
     Gwent and the New Forest.  The variables describe the
     composition, in terms of the metals aluminium, iron,
     magnesium, calcium and sodium, and are expressed as
     percentages of the oxides of the metals.

_V_a_l_u_e_:

     The data frame contains the following components:

    Site: The site, coded as follows: L:Llanederyn;
          C:Caldicot; I:Island Thorns; A:Ashley Rails

      Al: Aluminiun content

      Fe: Iron content

      Mg: Magnesium content

      Ca: Calcium content

      Na: Sodium content

_C_A_T_E_G_O_R_Y_:

     Multivariate analysis

_S_o_u_r_c_e_:

     Tubb, A. et al. "Archaeometry", Vol 22, pp 153-171,
     (1980)

