Re: [R] Inconsistence in specifying action for missing data

2005-09-04 Thread Peter Dalgaard
Martin Maechler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Duncan == Duncan Murdoch [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sat, 03 Sep 2005 11:40:18 -0400 writes: Duncan John Sorkin wrote: A question for R (and perhaps S and SPlus) historians. Does anyone know the reason for the inconsistency in

Re: [R] Inconsistence in specifying action for missing data

2005-09-04 Thread Thomas Lumley
On Sat, 3 Sep 2005, John Sorkin wrote: A question for R (and perhaps S and SPlus) historians. Does anyone know the reason for the inconsistency in the way that the action that should be taken when data are missing is specified? There are several variants, na.action, na.omit, T, TRUE, etc. I

[R] Inconsistence in specifying action for missing data

2005-09-03 Thread John Sorkin
A question for R (and perhaps S and SPlus) historians. Does anyone know the reason for the inconsistency in the way that the action that should be taken when data are missing is specified? There are several variants, na.action, na.omit, T, TRUE, etc. I know that a foolish consistency is the

Re: [R] Inconsistence in specifying action for missing data

2005-09-03 Thread Duncan Murdoch
John Sorkin wrote: A question for R (and perhaps S and SPlus) historians. Does anyone know the reason for the inconsistency in the way that the action that should be taken when data are missing is specified? There are several variants, na.action, na.omit, T, TRUE, etc. I know that a

Re: [R] Inconsistence in specifying action for missing data

2005-09-03 Thread Martin Maechler
Duncan == Duncan Murdoch [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sat, 03 Sep 2005 11:40:18 -0400 writes: Duncan John Sorkin wrote: A question for R (and perhaps S and SPlus) historians. Does anyone know the reason for the inconsistency in the way that the action that should be taken