[R] Formula documentation

Duncan Murdoch murdoch.duncan at gmail.com
Wed Oct 9 22:52:53 CEST 2013


On 13-10-09 8:11 AM, Data Analytics Corp. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I recall that the form for an R formula statement has a formal name and
> a reference, perhaps in the computer science area.  I'm referring to a
> statement such as Y ~ x1 + x2 + x3.  Does anyone know the name for this
> form and where it came from?  I would like to use this in a presentation
> I'm planning.

Do you mean the reference given in the ?formula help page?

Duncan Murdoch

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