Look at methods("summary") to get a list of the summary methods - it includes summary.polr when MASS is loaded. The starred ones are not in any exported namespace, so "summary<esc>" (which I assume means name name completion in you UI) may not show them. Use MASS:::summary.polr to look at it.
Bill Dunlap Spotfire, TIBCO Software wdunlap tibco.com > -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On > Behalf > Of ivo welch > Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 11:23 AM > To: r-help > Subject: [R] what does summary(polr(...)) really call? > > dear R experts---how do I determine what summary(polr( y ~ x )) calls? > it is not summary.lm(polr(y~x)) or summary.mlm or summary.glm, or > stats:::summary.lm or ... in fact, none of the summary<esc> methods > seem to invoke what summary invokes. > > advice, as always, appreciated. > > regards, > > /iaw > > ---- > Ivo Welch (ivo.we...@gmail.com) > > ______________________________________________ > 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.