\name{philips}
\alias{philips}
\docType{data}
\title{
The philips dataset
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}
\description{
A dataset containing measurements of \eqn{d = 9} characteristics
of \eqn{n = 677} diaphragm parts, used in the production of TV sets.
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}
\usage{data("philips")}
\format{
A matrix with \eqn{677} rows and \eqn{9} columns.
}

\source{
The data were provided in 1997 by Gertjan Otten and permission to analyze them was given by Herman Veraa and Frans Van Dommelen at Philips Mecoma in The Netherlands.
}

\examples{
data(philips)
}


\references{
Rousseeuw, P.J., and Van Driessen, K. (1999). A fast algorithm  for the Minimum Covariance Determinant estimator. \emph{Technometrics}, \bold{41}, 212--223.
}