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> A mathematical and statistical person would have a lot of fun building prediction models for all the different geysers. It's so popular that one of the data
by 0xdde 2y ago
> A mathematical and statistical person would have a lot of fun building prediction models for all the different geysers.
It's so popular that one of the datasets immediately available in base R is the set of waiting times between eruptions for a Yellowstone geyser [1].
[1] https://www.rdocumentation.org/packages/datasets/versions/3.6.2/topics/faithful https://www.rdocumentation.org/packages/datasets/versions/3....
- verandaguy 2y agoIn fairness, the geyser in question is Old Faithful, among the best-known geysers in the world, renowned for its regularity. I’m not sure that it’s particularly more regular than most other geysers, but that’s what is known for.
- dmckeon 2y agoBefore a 1959 earthquake, Old Faithful had a very regular cycle time - thus the name. Since then, the name has become less apt.