The Planets

Data was taken from the Statistics 100 course taught at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign. For further information about the data, see theSTAT 100 at UIUC Web Page

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SIZE:

Observations = 9; Variables = 6

DESCRIPTION:

Six astronomical variables are given on each of the nine planets. The variables are:

  1. Distance -- in miles from the Sun
  2. Day -- Length of day in Earth days
  3. Year -- Length of year in Earth years
  4. Diameter -- in miles
  5. Temperature -- in degrees F.
  6. Moons -- number of them
Source: The Universal Almanac, 1991.
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PlanetDistance (miles)Day Year (days)Diameter (miles)Temp. (F)Moons
Mercury3.60E+07598830303320
Venus6.72E+07243224.775178540
Earth9.29E+071365.267921591
Mars1.42E+0816874215-672
Jupiter4.83E+080.4134332.688803-16216
Saturn8.87E+080.44410759.274520-20818
Uranus1.78E+090.730685.431600-34415
Neptune2.79E+090.6696018930200-2618
Pluto3.66E+096.388904651423-3551