A dataset containing the performances of 23 athletes in the men's decathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
dec
A data frame with 23 rows and 24 variables. The variables
`100m`
, LJ
, SP
, HJ
, `400m`
, `110mH`
,
DT
, PV
, JT
, and `1500m`
correspond to the performances
of the athletes for the ten events comprising the decathlon. Those
variables ending in _p
(e.g., `100m_p`
) represent the
points athletes earn for their performances in each of the ten events.
A full description of the 24 variables is below.
rank of athlete
name of athlete
nationality of athlete
overall score
100m result, in seconds
100m points
long jump result, in meters
long jump points
shot put result, in meters
shot put points
high jump result, in meters
high jump points
400m result, in seconds
400m points
110m hurdles result, in seconds
110m hurdles points
discus throw result, in meters
discus throw points
pole vault result, in meters
pole vault points
javelin throw result, in meters
javelin throw points
1500m result, in the format mm:ss.ms
1500m points
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%2D_Men%27s_decathlon