Isn't necessary a formula, but a class that could be coerced to that class:
x <- rnorm(100)
y <- rnorm(100)
z <- rnorm(100)
lm("x ~ y + z")
On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 2:46 PM, Paul Evans <p.evan...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I had a function that looked like:
>
> diff <- lm(x ~ y + z)
>
> How can I pass the argument to the 'lm' function on the fly? E.g., if I
> pass it
> in as a string (e.g. "x ~ y + z"), then the lm function treats it as a
> string
> and not a proper argument.
>
> many thanks
>
>
>
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