These data are used in the book "Computational Statistics" 
by G.H. Givens and J.A. Hoeting.

Name: whalesurvey.dat
Chapter: 8
Discussed in: Example 8.1

Source:  Simulated data.

Description: Six observed population abundance estimates for a hypothetical population of whales.

Variable labels: 
datyears = years for which abundance data were collected
Xt = survey abundance estimate (this is called \hat{N}_y in Example 8.1)