These data were made available in the data webpage of the book by Gaetan and Guyon. The data are courtesy of Chantal Guihenneuc-Jouyaux.
Description:
Male lung cancer mortality rate standardised over the age range 35--74 and over 2 year period, 1968--1969 at the scale of the French départments.
Format:
poumon
: Male lung cancer mortality rate
metallurgie
: Male percentage employed in metal industry
mecanique
: Male percentage employed in mechanical industry
textile
: Male percentage employed in textile industry
vente tabac
: Cigarette sales
numero departement
: Department number
latitude
: Latitude of department (centroid?)
longitude
: Longitude of department (centroid?).
References:
Richarson, S., Guihenneuc, C. and Lasserre, V. (1992), Spatial linear models with autocorrelated error structure, The Statistician, 41, 539-557.