Insurance                package:MASS                R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     The data given in data frame `Insurance' consist of the numbers of
     policyholders of an insurance company who were exposed to risk,
     and the numbers of car insurance claims made by those
     policyholders in the third quarter of 1973.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     data(Insurance)

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     This data frame contains the following columns:

     `_D_i_s_t_r_i_c_t' district of policyholder (1 to 4): 4 is major cities.

     `_G_r_o_u_p' group of car (1 to 4), <1 litre, 1-1.5 litre, 1.5-2 litre,
          >2 litre.

     `_A_g_e' of driver in 4 ordered groups, <25, 25-29, 30-35, >35.

     `_H_o_l_d_e_r_s' numbers of policyholders

     `_C_l_a_i_m_s' numbers of claims

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     L. A. Baxter, S. M. Coutts and G. A. F. Ross (1980) Applications
     of  linear models in motor insurance. Proceedings of the 21st
     International Congress of Actuaries, Zurich pp. 11-29

     M. Aitkin, D. Anderson, B. Francis and J. Hinde (1989) Statistical
     Modelling in GLIM. Oxford University Press

