Population growth of Escherichia coli.

Description

The number of Escherichia coli cells versus time.

Format

A data frame with 8 observations on the following 2 variables:

• days: Elapsed duration of the experiment
• cells: Number of cells in the population

Topic(s)

• Nonlinear Model
• Other

Source

McKendrick, A.G. and M. Kesava Pai. 1911. The Rate of Multiplication of Micro-Organisms: a Mathematical Study. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 31: 649-655.

See Also

Used in bootCase and fitPlot examples.