Re: [R] Why na.rm=FALSE is the default

er > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 12:24 PM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] Why na.rm=FALSE is the default > > Dear Colleagues, > > I've been searching for a post or article or something which > explains why having na.rm=FALSE or na.action=na.fail as the de

[R] Why na.rm=FALSE is the default

Dear Colleagues, I've been searching for a post or article or something which explains why having na.rm=FALSE or na.action=na.fail as the default is a better choice than TRUE or na.omit. I understand the basic argument: it does not make sense to average a nonexistance into an agg