Description

Data contains the age, gender and survival status for 45 members of the Donner Party who experienced difficulties in crossing the Sierra Nevada mountains in California.

Usage

Format

A data frame with 45 observations on the following 3 variables.

age

age of person

male

gender that is 1 (0) if person is male (female)

survival

survival status, 1 or 0 if person survived or died

Source

Grayson, D. (1960), Donner party deaths: a demographic assessment, Journal of Anthropological Assessment, 46, 223-242.