Re: [R] "/" operator in model formula

2003-11-12 Thread Peter Dalgaard
Prof Brian Ripley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The difference is between testing and crossing. In a / b the levels > of b are unrelated for different levels of a, whereas in a*b they are the > same levels. "...nesting and crossing", of course. -- O__ Peter Dalgaard Blegd

Re: [R] "/" operator in model formula

2003-11-12 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, Landis, R Matthew wrote: > Dear R-help folks, > > Can someone guide me to a source where I can learn more about the / operator > in model formulae? I found a reference to it in Venables and Ripley's MASS, > p. 142, where it says, in reference to ANCOVA: "Terms of the form

[R] "/" operator in model formula

2003-11-12 Thread Landis, R Matthew
Dear R-help folks, Can someone guide me to a source where I can learn more about the / operator in model formulae? I found a reference to it in Venables and Ripley's MASS, p. 142, where it says, in reference to ANCOVA: "Terms of the form a/x, where a is a factor, are best thought of as 'separat