British apprentices

British Apprentices Source: A. Lovett and R. Flowerdew (1989). "Analysis of Count Data Using Poisson Regression," Professional Geographer, 41, pp. 190-198. Description: Apprentice migration between 1775 and 1799 to Edinburgh from 33 regions in Scotland. Can be used to fit a Poisson Regression relating number of apprentices migrating from region to: Distance, population, degree of urbanization, and direction from Edinburgh. Variables County Name Distance: distance to Edinburgh Apprentices: count of apprentices Population (1000s) Degree of Urbanization Direction from Edinburgh: 1=North, 2=West, 3=South