[Rd] Class generator functions for reference classes

2012-10-27 Thread John Chambers
As of rev. 61035 in r-devel, setRefClass() now returns a generator function, as setClass() has done since 2.15.0. The convenient style is now: mEdit <- setRefClass("mEdit",..) xx <- mEdit(data = xMat) instead of xx <- mEdit$new(data = xMat) The returned object still has fields and me

Re: [Rd] contr.sum() and contrast names

2012-10-27 Thread John Fox
Hi Milan, Take a look at the contr.Sum() and contr.Treatment() functions in the car package. (I recall, BTW, the sometimes acrimonious previous discussion of this issue.) Best, John John Fox Sen. William McMaster Prof. of Social Statistics Depa

[Rd] contr.sum() and contrast names

2012-10-27 Thread Milan Bouchet-Valat
Hi! I would like to suggest to make it possible, in one way or another, to get meaningful contrast names when using contr.sum(). Currently, when using contr.treatment(), one gets factor levels as contrast names; but when using contr.sum(), contrasts are merely numbered, which is not practical and