The Fish data set contains measurements of 159 fish caught in Finland’s Lake Laengelmavesi (Puranen; 1917).
The following list describes each variable.
species of fish
weight of the fish, in grams
length of the fish from the nose to the beginning of the tail, in centimeters
length of the fish from the nose to the notch of the tail, in centimeters
length of the fish from the nose to the end of the tail, in centimeters
maximum height of the fish, in centimeters
maximum width of the fish, in centimeters
In addition to these variables, the data set contains the following transformed variables.
cube root of the weight
the ratio length1 / cubeRootWeight
the ratio length2 / cubeRootWeight
the ratio length3 / cubeRootWeight
the ratio height / cubeRootWeight
the ratio width / cubeRootWeight
logarithm of the ratio length3 / length1