Last data update: 2014.03.03

R: Dummy responses
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Dummy responses

Description

Creates a matrix of dummy responses from a factor. Needed in some multivariate analyses.

Usage

dummy(f, simplify = TRUE)

Arguments

f

vector (internally transformed into factor).

simplify

logical indicating if the last column of the response matrix should be removed (to avoid model overfitting).

Author(s)

Maxime Herv<c3><a9> <mx.herve@gmail.com>

Examples

fac <- gl(3,5,labels=LETTERS[1:3])
dummy(fac)

Results


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> library(RVAideMemoire)
*** Package RVAideMemoire v 0.9-56 ***
> png(filename="/home/ddbj/snapshot/RGM3/R_CC/result/RVAideMemoire/dummy.Rd_%03d_medium.png", width=480, height=480)
> ### Name: dummy
> ### Title: Dummy responses
> ### Aliases: dummy
> 
> ### ** Examples
> 
> fac <- gl(3,5,labels=LETTERS[1:3])
> dummy(fac)
   A B
1  1 0
2  1 0
3  1 0
4  1 0
5  1 0
6  0 1
7  0 1
8  0 1
9  0 1
10 0 1
11 0 0
12 0 0
13 0 0
14 0 0
15 0 0
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> dev.off()
null device 
          1 
>