Re: [R] FW: Reference category for explanatory factors

2007-11-13 Thread Jason Ferris
a),1)) I also found out that factor use a range with the first factor (i.e., 1) representing the first item (in my case 0) - so I had to add 1 to use the value 1 as the reference group. Yay! Jase -Original Message- From: Prof Brian Ripley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 13 November 2

[R] FW: Reference category for explanatory factors

2007-11-13 Thread Jason Ferris
ere are 5 categories in the covariates year5a (0,1,2,3,4). I have tried all sorts of approaches with 'ordered' and 'level' but no love. Cheers, Jase PS. Operating in Win XP on a fast machine! Jason Ferris Research Officer Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Societ