Weight Loss Data from an Obese Patient

SUMMARY:

The data frame gives the weight, in kilograms, of an obese patient at 52 time points over an 8 month period of a weight rehabilitation programme.

DATA DESCRIPTION:

This data frame contains the following columns:

ARGUMENTS:

Days
Time in days since the start of the programme.
Weight
Weight in kilograms of the patient.

SOURCE:

Dr T. Davies, Adelaide.

EXAMPLES:

wtloss.fm <- nls(Weight ~ b0 + b1*2^(-Days/th),
    data = wtloss, start = list(b0=90, b1=95, th=120),
    trace = T)