diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Type: Package
 Package: serocalculator
 Title: Estimating Infection Rates from Serological Data
-Version: 1.2.0.9018
+Version: 1.2.0.9019
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Peter", "Teunis", , "p.teunis@emory.edu", role = c("aut", "cph"),
            comment = "Author of the method and original code."),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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 # serocalculator (development version)
 
 ## New features
+
+* Added example datasets with documentation for examples and testing (#314)
+
 * Improved error messaging for `autoplot.pop_data()` (#234).
 
 * Clarified package installation instructions in scrub typhus vignette (#234).
diff --git a/R/example_noise_params_pk.R b/R/example_noise_params_pk.R
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+#' @title Small example of noise parameters for typhoid
+#'
+#' @description A subset of noise parameter estimates from the SEES study,
+#' for examples and testing.
+#'
+#' @format ## `example_noise_params_pk`
+#' A `curve_params` object (from [as_curve_params()]) with 4 rows and 7 columns:
+#' \describe{
+#'   \item{antigen_iso}{which antigen and isotype are being measured
+#'   (data is in long format)}
+#'   \item{Country}{Location for which the noise parameters were estimated}
+#'   \item{y.low}{Lower limit of detection}
+#'   \item{eps}{Measurement noise, defined by a CV (coefficient of variation)
+#'   as the ratio of the standard deviation to the mean for replicates.
+#'   Note that the CV should ideally be measured across plates
+#'   rather than within the same plate.}
+#'   \item{nu}{Biological noise: error from
+#'   cross-reactivity to other antibodies.
+#'   It is defined as the 95th percentile of
+#'   the distribution of antibody responses to the antigen-isotype
+#'   in a population with no exposure.}
+#'   \item{y.high}{Upper limit of detection}
+#'   \item{Lab}{Lab for which noise was estimated.}
+#' }
+#' @source <https://osf.io/rtw5k>
+"example_noise_params_pk"
diff --git a/R/example_typhoid_curves_nostrat.R b/R/example_typhoid_curves_nostrat.R
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+#' Small example of antibody response curve parameters for typhoid
+#'
+#' A subset of data from the SEES study, for examples and testing.
+#'
+#' @format ## `typhoid_curves_nostrat_100`
+#' A `curve_params` object (from [as_curve_params()]) with 500 rows and 7
+#' columns:
+#' \describe{
+#'   \item{antigen_iso}{which antigen and isotype are being measured
+#'   (data is in long format)}
+#'   \item{iter}{MCMC iteration}
+#'   \item{y0}{Antibody concentration at t = 0 (start of active infection)}
+#'   \item{y1}{Antibody concentration at t = `t1` (end of active infection)}
+#'   \item{t1}{Duration of active infection}
+#'   \item{alpha}{Antibody decay rate coefficient}
+#'   \item{r}{Antibody decay rate exponent parameter}
+#' }
+#' @source <https://osf.io/rtw5k>
+"typhoid_curves_nostrat_100"
diff --git a/R/sees_pop_data_pakistan_100.R b/R/sees_pop_data_pakistan_100.R
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+#' Small example cross-sectional data set
+#'
+#' A subset of data from the SEES data, for examples and testing.
+#'
+#' @format ## `sees_pop_data_pk_100`
+#' A `pop_data` object (from [as_pop_data()]) with 200 rows and 8 columns:
+#' \describe{
+#'   \item{id}{Observation ID}
+#'   \item{Country}{Country where the participant was living}
+#'   \item{cluster}{survey sampling cluster}
+#'   \item{catchment}{survey catchment area}
+#'   \item{age}{participant's age when sampled, in years}
+#'   \item{antigen_iso}{which antigen and isotype are being measured
+#'   (data is in long format)}
+#'   \item{value}{concentration of antigen isotype, in ELISA units}
+#' }
+#' @source <https://osf.io/n6cp3>
+"sees_pop_data_pk_100"
+
+#' Small example cross-sectional data set
+#'
+#' A subset of data from the SEES data, for examples and testing.
+#'
+#' @format ## `sees_pop_data_pk_100_old_names`
+#' A `pop_data` object (from [as_pop_data()]) with 200 rows and 8 columns:
+#' \describe{
+#'   \item{index_id}{Observation ID}
+#'   \item{Country}{Country where the participant was living}
+#'   \item{cluster}{survey sampling cluster}
+#'   \item{catchment}{survey catchment area}
+#'   \item{Age}{participant's age when sampled, in years}
+#'   \item{antigen_iso}{which antigen and isotype are being measured
+#'   (data is in long format)}
+#'   \item{result}{concentration of antigen isotype, in ELISA units}
+#' }
+#' @source <https://osf.io/n6cp3>
+"sees_pop_data_pk_100_old_names"
diff --git a/data-raw/example_noise_params_pk.R b/data-raw/example_noise_params_pk.R
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+example_noise_params_pk <-
+  load_noise_params("https://osf.io/download//hqy4v/") %>%
+  filter(Country == "Pakistan")
+
+usethis::use_data(example_noise_params_pk, overwrite = TRUE)
diff --git a/data-raw/sees_pop_data_pakistan_100.R b/data-raw/sees_pop_data_pakistan_100.R
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+sees_pop_data_pk_100 <- load_pop_data(
+  file_path = "https://osf.io/download//n6cp3/",
+  age = "Age",
+  value = "result",
+  id = "index_id",
+  standardize = TRUE
+) %>%
+  filter(Country == "Pakistan") %>%
+  slice_head(n = 100, by = antigen_iso)
+
+usethis::use_data(sees_pop_data_pk_100, overwrite = TRUE)
+
+sees_pop_data_pk_100_old_names <- load_pop_data(
+  file_path = "https://osf.io/download//n6cp3/",
+  age = "Age",
+  value = "result",
+  id = "index_id",
+  standardize = FALSE
+) %>%
+  filter(Country == "Pakistan") %>%
+  slice_head(n = 100, by = antigen_iso)
+
+usethis::use_data(sees_pop_data_pk_100_old_names, overwrite = TRUE)
diff --git a/data-raw/typhoid_curves_nostrat_100.R b/data-raw/typhoid_curves_nostrat_100.R
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+typhoid_curves_nostrat_100 <-
+  load_curve_params("https://osf.io/download/rtw5k/") %>%
+  dplyr::filter(iter %in% 1:100)
+
+usethis::use_data(typhoid_curves_nostrat_100, overwrite = TRUE)
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diff --git a/man/example_noise_params_pk.Rd b/man/example_noise_params_pk.Rd
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+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/example_noise_params_pk.R
+\docType{data}
+\name{example_noise_params_pk}
+\alias{example_noise_params_pk}
+\title{Small example of noise parameters for typhoid}
+\format{
+\subsection{\code{example_noise_params_pk}}{
+
+A \code{curve_params} object (from \code{\link[=as_curve_params]{as_curve_params()}}) with 4 rows and 7 columns:
+\describe{
+\item{antigen_iso}{which antigen and isotype are being measured
+(data is in long format)}
+\item{Country}{Location for which the noise parameters were estimated}
+\item{y.low}{Lower limit of detection}
+\item{eps}{Measurement noise, defined by a CV (coefficient of variation)
+as the ratio of the standard deviation to the mean for replicates.
+Note that the CV should ideally be measured across plates
+rather than within the same plate.}
+\item{nu}{Biological noise: error from
+cross-reactivity to other antibodies.
+It is defined as the 95th percentile of
+the distribution of antibody responses to the antigen-isotype
+in a population with no exposure.}
+\item{y.high}{Upper limit of detection}
+\item{Lab}{Lab for which noise was estimated.}
+}
+}
+}
+\source{
+\url{https://osf.io/rtw5k}
+}
+\usage{
+example_noise_params_pk
+}
+\description{
+A subset of noise parameter estimates from the SEES study,
+for examples and testing.
+}
+\keyword{datasets}
diff --git a/man/sees_pop_data_pk_100.Rd b/man/sees_pop_data_pk_100.Rd
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+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/sees_pop_data_pakistan_100.R
+\docType{data}
+\name{sees_pop_data_pk_100}
+\alias{sees_pop_data_pk_100}
+\title{Small example cross-sectional data set}
+\format{
+\subsection{\code{sees_pop_data_pk_100}}{
+
+A \code{pop_data} object (from \code{\link[=as_pop_data]{as_pop_data()}}) with 200 rows and 8 columns:
+\describe{
+\item{id}{Observation ID}
+\item{Country}{Country where the participant was living}
+\item{cluster}{survey sampling cluster}
+\item{catchment}{survey catchment area}
+\item{age}{participant's age when sampled, in years}
+\item{antigen_iso}{which antigen and isotype are being measured
+(data is in long format)}
+\item{value}{concentration of antigen isotype, in ELISA units}
+}
+}
+}
+\source{
+\url{https://osf.io/n6cp3}
+}
+\usage{
+sees_pop_data_pk_100
+}
+\description{
+A subset of data from the SEES data, for examples and testing.
+}
+\keyword{datasets}
diff --git a/man/sees_pop_data_pk_100_old_names.Rd b/man/sees_pop_data_pk_100_old_names.Rd
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+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/sees_pop_data_pakistan_100.R
+\docType{data}
+\name{sees_pop_data_pk_100_old_names}
+\alias{sees_pop_data_pk_100_old_names}
+\title{Small example cross-sectional data set}
+\format{
+\subsection{\code{sees_pop_data_pk_100_old_names}}{
+
+A \code{pop_data} object (from \code{\link[=as_pop_data]{as_pop_data()}}) with 200 rows and 8 columns:
+\describe{
+\item{index_id}{Observation ID}
+\item{Country}{Country where the participant was living}
+\item{cluster}{survey sampling cluster}
+\item{catchment}{survey catchment area}
+\item{Age}{participant's age when sampled, in years}
+\item{antigen_iso}{which antigen and isotype are being measured
+(data is in long format)}
+\item{result}{concentration of antigen isotype, in ELISA units}
+}
+}
+}
+\source{
+\url{https://osf.io/n6cp3}
+}
+\usage{
+sees_pop_data_pk_100_old_names
+}
+\description{
+A subset of data from the SEES data, for examples and testing.
+}
+\keyword{datasets}
diff --git a/man/typhoid_curves_nostrat_100.Rd b/man/typhoid_curves_nostrat_100.Rd
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+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/example_typhoid_curves_nostrat.R
+\docType{data}
+\name{typhoid_curves_nostrat_100}
+\alias{typhoid_curves_nostrat_100}
+\title{Small example of antibody response curve parameters for typhoid}
+\format{
+\subsection{\code{typhoid_curves_nostrat_100}}{
+
+A \code{curve_params} object (from \code{\link[=as_curve_params]{as_curve_params()}}) with 500 rows and 7
+columns:
+\describe{
+\item{antigen_iso}{which antigen and isotype are being measured
+(data is in long format)}
+\item{iter}{MCMC iteration}
+\item{y0}{Antibody concentration at t = 0 (start of active infection)}
+\item{y1}{Antibody concentration at t = \code{t1} (end of active infection)}
+\item{t1}{Duration of active infection}
+\item{alpha}{Antibody decay rate coefficient}
+\item{r}{Antibody decay rate exponent parameter}
+}
+}
+}
+\source{
+\url{https://osf.io/rtw5k}
+}
+\usage{
+typhoid_curves_nostrat_100
+}
+\description{
+A subset of data from the SEES study, for examples and testing.
+}
+\keyword{datasets}