| UKLungDeaths {datasets} | R Documentation |
Three time series giving the monthly deaths from bronchitis,
emphysema and asthma in the UK, 1974–1979,
both sexes (ldeaths), males (mdeaths) and
females (fdeaths).
ldeaths fdeaths mdeaths
P. J. Diggle (1990) Time Series: A Biostatistical Introduction. Oxford, table A.3
require(stats); require(graphics) # for time
plot(ldeaths)
plot(mdeaths, fdeaths)
## Better labels:
yr <- floor(tt <- time(mdeaths))
plot(mdeaths, fdeaths,
xy.labels = paste(month.abb[12*(tt - yr)], yr-1900, sep="'"))