NAME: Normal Body Temperature, Gender, and Heart Rate TYPE: Random sample SIZE: 130 observations, 3 variables SOURCE: These data are derived from a dataset presented in Mackowiak, P. A., Wasserman, S. S., and Levine, M. M. (1992), "A Critical Appraisal of 98.6 Degrees F, the Upper Limit of the Normal Body Temperature, and Other Legacies of Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich," _Journal of the American Medical Association_, 268, 1578-1580. Data were constructed to match as closely as possible the histograms and summary statistics presented in that article. VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS: Columns 1 Body temperature (degrees Fahrenheit) 2 Sex (1 = male, 2 = female) 3 Heart rate (beats per minute) Courtesy of: Allen L. Shoemaker Psychology Department Calvin College 3201 Burton St. S.E. Grand Rapids, MI 49546