[R] can't read datasets from MASS library

[Thomas Lumley]

On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, ros mathieu wrote:

> Hello R users,
> Sorry if this is a dumb question but I'm new to R under Windows (NT) and
> I can't access datasets from V&R's MASS library :
> 
> > library(MASS)
> > attach(UScrime)
> Error: Object "UScrime" not found
> > ls()
> character(0)
> 
> but I get all the functions...Have I missed something ?

You use the data() function to load datasets. 

	> library(MASS)
	> data(UScrime)
	> attach(UScrime)


Having explicit loading of data reduces the competition for both memory
and the namespace.

   -thomas

Thomas Lumley
Assistant Professor, Biostatistics
University of Washington, Seattle	

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