[R] Error running sammon() in multiv package

[Laurent Gautier]

On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 01:21:14PM +0300, Kyriakos Kachrimanis wrote:
> When I try to run the "sammon" function of the multiv package, I always get
> this error message:
> 
> Error in as.vector(dist(a)) : couldn't find function "dist"
> 
> It happens even with example(sammon). I am running R 1.5.0 on Win98 and I
> have still installed R 1.4.1 but it doesn't work on the old R version with
> the older multiv package either. Is there a problem with the function or do
> I have to install and load some other package also?
> In which package is the "dist" function located?


The function 'sammon' in the package MASS seems functioning.
You may consider it as an alternative.


Regards,


L.

> 
> Thank you in advance,
> Kyriakos Kachrimanis
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