Darwin's Plant Height Differences SUMMARY: The darwin data frame has 15 rows and 1 columns. Charles Darwin conducted an experiment to examine the superiority of cross-fertilized plants over self- fertilized plants. 15 pairs of plants were used. Each pair consisted of one cross-fertilized plant and one self-fertilized plant which germinated at the same time and grew in the same pot. The plants were measured at a fixed time after planting and the difference in heights between the cross- and self-fertilized plants are recorded in eighths of an inch. DATA DESCRIPTION: This data frame contains the following column: y: The difference in heights for the pairs of plants (in units of 0.125 inches). SOURCE: The data were obtained from Fisher, R.A. (1935) Design of Experiments. Oliver and Boyd. OTHER REFERENCES: Darwin, C. (1876) The Effects of Cross- and Self- fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom. John Murray. Davison, A.C. and Hinkley, D.V. (1997) Bootstrap Methods and Their Application. Cambridge University Press.