[R] Matrix of dummy variables from a factor

Liaw, Andy andy_liaw at merck.com
Tue Dec 6 21:29:58 CET 2005


See ?model.matrix.

HTH,
Andy

From: Charles H. Franklin
> 
> What is a simple way to convert a factor into a matrix of 
> dummy variables?
> 
> fm<-lm(y~f)
> 
> where f is a factor takes care of this in the estimation. I'd like to 
> save the result of expanding f into a matrix for later use.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Charles
> 
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