Chris Stubben wrote: > Also try the odiag function in the demogR package > > odiag( 1:5, -1) > [,1] [,2] [,3] [,4] [,5] [,6] > [1,] 0 0 0 0 0 0 > [2,] 1 0 0 0 0 0 > [3,] 0 2 0 0 0 0 > [4,] 0 0 3 0 0 0 > [5,] 0 0 0 4 0 0 > [6,] 0 0 0 0 5 0 > > Chris > > Also, this sort of pattern works
> m <- matrix(0,6,6) > diag(m[-1,])<-1:5 > m [,1] [,2] [,3] [,4] [,5] [,6] [1,] 0 0 0 0 0 0 [2,] 1 0 0 0 0 0 [3,] 0 2 0 0 0 0 [4,] 0 0 3 0 0 0 [5,] 0 0 0 4 0 0 [6,] 0 0 0 0 5 0 > > > > Jonas Malmros wrote: > >> Hi, everyone >> >> I wonder if there is a function in R with which I can create a square >> matrix with elements off main diagonal (for example one diagonal below >> the main diagonal). >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >> -- >> Jonas Malmros >> Stockholm University >> Stockholm, Sweden >> >> ______________________________________________ >> 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. >> >> >> > > -- O__ ---- Peter Dalgaard Ă˜ster Farimagsgade 5, Entr.B c/ /'_ --- Dept. of Biostatistics PO Box 2099, 1014 Cph. K (*) \(*) -- University of Copenhagen Denmark Ph: (+45) 35327918 ~~~~~~~~~~ - ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) FAX: (+45) 35327907 ______________________________________________ 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.