On 04/11/2007 7:43 AM, Mark Difford wrote: > Hi Edna, > >>> When creating a matrix, is it better to use the structure function or the >>> matrix function...? > > I hope you have a huge (empty) jar in the kitchen, and that your pantry is > empty. > > R isn't too difficult, except if you're trying to do stats (and don't know > what you are doing --- though I am not suggesting that you don't know how to > do stats;). > > ## see > ?structure > ?matrix > > A structure is not a matrix. So, if you want to make a matrix, use > matrix(). Easy.
But a matrix is a structure, so you could use structure() to create one. I wouldn't normally do that, but there might be circumstances where it was appropriate. Duncan Murdoch > > HTH, > Mark. > > > Edna Bell wrote: >> Hi R Gurus! >> >> When creating a matrix, is it better to use the structure function or >> the matrix function, please? >> >> Thanks, >> Edna Bell >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide >> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> >> > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
