[R] Matrix of dummy variables from a factor

[Berton Gunter]

But note: There are (almost?) no situations in R where the dummy variables
coding is needed. The coding is (almost?) always handled properly by the
modeling functions themselves.

Question: Can someone provide a "straightforward" example where the dummy
variable coding **is** explicitly needed?

-- Bert Gunter
Genentech Non-Clinical Statistics
South San Francisco, CA
 
"The business of the statistician is to catalyze the scientific learning
process."  - George E. P. Box
 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch 
> [mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Liaw, Andy
> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 12:30 PM
> To: 'Charles H. Franklin'; r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> Subject: Re: [R] Matrix of dummy variables from a factor
> 
> See ?model.matrix.
> 
> HTH,
> Andy
> 
> From: Charles H. Franklin
> > 
> > What is a simple way to convert a factor into a matrix of 
> > dummy variables?
> > 
> > fm<-lm(y~f)
> > 
> > where f is a factor takes care of this in the estimation. 
> I'd like to 
> > save the result of expanding f into a matrix for later use.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > Charles
> > 
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> > 
> >  Charles H. Franklin
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