[Rd] Documentation examples for lm and glm

[Ben Bolker]

  Agree.  Or just create the data frame with those variables in it
directly ...

On 2018-12-13 3:26 p.m., Thomas Yee wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> something that has been on my mind for a decade or two has
> been the examples for lm() and glm(). They encourage poor style
> because of mismanagement of data frames. Also, having the
> variables in a data frame means that predict()
> is more likely to work properly.
> 
> For lm(), the variables should be put into a data frame.
> As 2 vectors are assigned first in the general workspace they
> should be deleted afterwards.
> 
> For the glm(), the data frame d.AD is constructed but not used. Also,
> its 3 components were assigned first in the general workspace, so they
> float around dangerously afterwards like in the lm() example.
> 
> Rather than attached improved .Rd files here, they are put at
> www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~yee/Rdfiles
> You are welcome to use them!
> 
> Best,
> 
> Thomas
> 
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