Re: [R] using subset() in data frame

2008-02-23 Thread Robert Walters
Chuck Cleland wrote: > On 2/23/2008 9:13 AM, Robert Walters wrote: >> Chuck Cleland wrote: Chuck, For the record, I might add that that the following two variants for subsetting worked equally well: fit1 <- lm(pore.pct ~ Db, subset(data.b, porosity == "macro ")) fit1 <- lm(pore.pct ~ Db, data.

Re: [R] using subset() in data frame

2008-02-23 Thread Robert Walters
Greg Snow wrote: > Look carefully at the output and commands below. > > The first level of porosity is "macro " (notice the space at the > end) but you are asking for "macro" (without the space). Computers are > very literal, so "macro " is not equal to "macro". T Greg and Chuck, Thanks for

Re: [R] using subset() in data frame

2008-02-23 Thread Greg Snow
t;porosity.somethingelseafterthemainname", but the subset command is only looking for something named "porosity" and will not match the others). Hope this helps, From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Robert Walters Sent: Sat 2/23/2008 7:13 AM To

Re: [R] using subset() in data frame

2008-02-23 Thread Robert Walters
Chuck Cleland wrote: > On 2/23/2008 6:09 AM, Chuck Cleland wrote: >> On 2/22/2008 8:01 PM, Robert Walters wrote: Chuck, Thanks for the pointers on subset(). When I submit the two variants you suggested, below: > fit1 <- lm(y ~ x, subset(data.b, porosity == "macro")) Error in eval(expr, envir, e

Re: [R] using subset() in data frame

2008-02-23 Thread Robert Walters
Erin Hodgess wrote: > Hi Robert! > > Could you please check > str(data.b) > > and see what you have for porosity? It needs to be a factor > > Thanks, > Erin > > Erin, Yes, porosity is a factor. See output below. > str(data.b) 'data.frame': 96 obs. of 7 variables: $ system : Factor w/

Re: [R] using subset() in data frame

2008-02-23 Thread Chuck Cleland
On 2/23/2008 6:09 AM, Chuck Cleland wrote: > On 2/22/2008 8:01 PM, Robert Walters wrote: >> R folks, >> As an R novice, I struggle with the mystery of subsetting. Textbook >> and online examples of this seem quite straightforward yet I cannot >> get my mind around it. For practice, I'm using the

Re: [R] using subset() in data frame

2008-02-23 Thread Chuck Cleland
On 2/22/2008 8:01 PM, Robert Walters wrote: > R folks, > As an R novice, I struggle with the mystery of subsetting. Textbook and > online examples of this seem quite straightforward yet I cannot get my > mind around it. For practice, I'm using the code in MASS Ch. 6, > "whiteside data" to analyz

[R] using subset() in data frame

2008-02-22 Thread Robert Walters
R folks, As an R novice, I struggle with the mystery of subsetting. Textbook and online examples of this seem quite straightforward yet I cannot get my mind around it. For practice, I'm using the code in MASS Ch. 6, "whiteside data" to analyze a different data set with similar variables and str