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Length and breadth measurements of 120 eggs lain in the nests of six different species of host bird.

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length

the egg lengths in millimeters

breadth

the egg breadths in millimeters

species

a factor with levels hedge.sparrow, meadow.pipit, pied.wagtail, robin, tree.pipit, wren

id

a numeric vector

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Source

Latter, O.H. (1902). The eggs of Cuculus canorus. An Inquiry into the dimensions of the cuckoo's egg and the relation of the variations to the size of the eggs of the foster-parent, with notes on coloration, &c. Biometrika i, 164.

References

Tippett, L.H.C. 1931: "The Methods of Statistics". Williams & Norgate, London.

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