• Data
• Analysis

Data

In a research project on the condition of the human heart, four different homogeneous groups of adult males were considered. The following variables were observed for each of the respondents.

• Group denotes the type of respondent (1 for weightlifter; 2 for student and 3 for marathon athlete).
• Age denotes the age of the respondent in years.
• Len denotes the height of the respondent in cm.
• Mass denotes the weight of the respondent in kg.
• %Fat denotes the percentage fat of the respondent.
• Strength denotes the breast strength of the respondent in lb.
• Trigl denotes the triglycerides of the respondent.
• Cholest denotes the total cholesterol level of the respondent.
• The specific data set is provided as FITCHOL.PSF in the TUTORIAL folder.
• The first portion of FITCHOL.PSF is shown in the following PSF window.

Analysis

• Use the Open option on the File menu to load the Open dialog box.
• Select PRELIS data (*.psf) from the Files of type: drop-down list box.
• Browse for the file FITCHOL.PSF in the TUTORIAL folder.
• Click on the Open button to open FITCHOL.PSF in a PSF window.
• Select the Title and Options option on the SurveyGLIM menu to load the Title and Options dialog box.
• Enter the string InvGau-Log Model in the Title: string field.
• Click on the Next button to load the Distributions and Links dialog box.
• Select the Inverse Gaussian option from the Distribution type drop-down list box to produce the following Distributions and Links dialog box.

• Click on the Next button to load the Dependent and Independent Variables dialog box.
• Select the variable Cholest from the Variables in data list box.
• Click on the Add button of the Dependent variable section.
• Select the variables Mass and %Fat from the Variables in data list box.
• Click on the Continuous button of the Independent variable section to produce the following Dependent and Independent Variables dialog box.

• Click on the Next button to load the Survey Design dialog box.
• Click on the Finish button to open the following text editor window for FITCHOL.PR2.

• Click on the Run Prelis toolbar icon to produce the following text editor window for FITCHOL.OUT.