

nuclear(boot)                                R Documentation

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_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s_:

    cost: The capital cost of construction in millions of
          dollars adjusted to 1976 base.

    date: The date on which the construction permit was
          issued.  The data are measured in years since Jan-
          uary 1 1990 to the nearest month.

      t1: The time between application for and issue of the
          construction permit.

      t2: The time between issue of operating license and
          construction permit.

     cap: The net capacity of the power plant (MWe).

      pr: A binary variable where `1' indicates the prior
          existence of a LWR plant at the same site.

      ne: A binary variable where `1' indicates that the
          plant was constructed in the north-east region of
          the U.S.A.

      ct: A binary variable where `1' indicates the use of a
          cooling tower in the plant.

      bw: A binary variable where `1' indicates that the
          nuclear steam supply system was manufactured by
          Babcock-Wilcox.

   cum.n: The cumulative number of power plants constructed
          by each architect-engineer.

      pt: A binary variable where `1' indicates those plants
          with partial turnkey guarantees.

_S_U_M_M_A_R_Y_:

     The `nuclear' data frame has 32 rows and 11 columns.

     The data relate to the construction of 32 light water
     reactor (LWR) plants constructed in the U.S.A in the
     late 1960's and early 1970's.  The data was collected
     with the aim of predicting the cost of construction of
     further LWR plants.  6 of the power plants had partial
     turnkey guarantees and it is possible that, for these
     plants, some manufacturers' subsidies may be hidden in
     the quoted capital costs.

_D_A_T_A _D_E_S_C_R_I_P_T_I_O_N_:

     This data frame contains the following columns:

_S_O_U_R_C_E_:

     The data were obtained from

     Cox, D.R. and Snell, E.J. (1981) Applied Statistics:
     Principles and Examples. Chapman and Hall.

_O_T_H_E_R _R_E_F_E_R_E_N_C_E_S_:

     Davison, A.C. and Hinkley, D.V. (1997) Bootstrap Meth-
     ods and Their Application. Cambridge University Press.

