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Glass Identification Data Set

Source: R/glass_docs.R
glass.Rd

The study of classification of types of glass was motivated by criminological investigation. At the scene of the crime, the glass left can be used as evidence...if it is correctly identified!

Usage

glass

Format

A data frame with 214 observations on the following 11 variables.

  • ID: 1 to 214

  • RI: refractive index

  • Na: weight percent in corresponding oxide, as are attributes 4-10)

  • Mg: Magnesium

  • Al: Aluminum

  • Si: Silicon

  • K: Potassium

  • Ca: Calcium

  • Ba: Barium

  • Fe: Iron

  • Type: Class attribute

    • 1: building_windows_float_processed

    • 2: building_windows_non_float_processed

    • 3: vehicle_windows_float_processed

    • 4: vehicle_windows_non_float_processed (none in this database)

    • 5: containers

    • 6: tableware

    • 7: headlamps

Source

B. German Central Research Establishment Home Office Forensic Science Service Aldermaston, Reading, Berkshire RG7 4PN

Vina Spiehler, Ph.D., DABFT Diagnostic Products Corporation (213) 776-0180 (ext 3014)

References

https://archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/machine-learning-databases/glass/glass.data https://archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/datasets/Glass+Identification