#### 8.2.58.84 tblish.dataset.WorldPhones ¶

Static Method: `out =` WorldPhones `()` ¶

  The World’s Telephones

  #### Description ¶

  The number of telephones in various regions of the world (in thousands).

  #### Format ¶

  A matrix with 7 rows and 8 columns. The columns of the matrix give the figures for a given region, and the rows the figures for a year.

  The regions are: North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Oceania, Africa, Central America.

  The years are: 1951, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961.

  #### Source ¶

  AT&T (1961) The World’s Telephones.

  #### References ¶

  McNeil, D. R. (1977). Interactive Data Analysis. New York: Wiley.

  #### Examples ¶

      tblish.dataset.WorldPhones;

      # TODO: Port matplot() to Octave