[R] polynomial contrasts in R

[George W. Gilchrist]

In S-Plus, I can obtain polynomial contrasts for an ordered factor with
contr.poly(). The function also exists in R, however is limited to factors
where the levels are equally spaced. In S-Plus, one can obtain the contrasts
for a set of numeric values representing unequally spaced ordered factors.
Has anyone implemented this in R? I see that the S-Plus function calls
another function (poly.raw()) that calls a Fortran routine. Thanks for your
assistance.

Cheers, George

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