INPUT VARIABLES: Male 1 if sex is male, 0 o/w Female 1 if sex is female, 0 o/w Infant 1 if sex is infant, 0 o/w Length Longest shell measurement Diameter perpendicular to length Height with meat in shell Whole weight whole abalone Shucked weight weight of meat Viscera weight gut weight (after bleeding) Shell weight after being dried OUTPUT VARIABLE TO BE PREDICTED: Rings +1.5 gives the age in years