R-alpha: scale()

[Kurt Hornik]

Here is a version of the function scale() which may be worth adding to
the distribution.  No NA's yet, though.  And yes, I could also write
documentation if necessary ...

-k

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scale <- function(x, center = TRUE, scale = TRUE) {
  x <- as.matrix(x)
  nc <- ncol(x)
  if (is.logical(center)) {
    if (center)
      x <- sweep(x, 2, apply(x, 2, mean))
  }
  else if (is.numeric(center) && (length(center) == nc))
    x <- sweep(x, 2, center)
  else
    stop("Length of center must equal the number of columns of x")
  if (is.logical(scale)) {
    if (scale)
      x <- sweep(x, 2, apply(x, 2, function (v)
			     sum(v^2) / max(1, length(v) - 1)), "/")
  }
  else if (is.numeric(scale) && length(scale) == nc)
    x <- sweep(x, 2, scale, "/")
  else
    stop("Length of scale must equal the number of columns of x")
  x
}
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