[R] variables in object names

[Wensui Liu]

Ken,

I have a similar example in my blog:
http://statcompute.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!39C8032DBD1321B7!229.entry

On 9/12/06, Pierce, Ken <ken.pierce at oregonstate.edu> wrote:
> Is there any way to put an argument into an object name. For example,
> say I have 5 objects,  model1, model2, model3, model4 and model5.
>
> I would like to make a vector of the r.squares from each model by code
> such as this:
>
>
> rsq <- summary(model1)$r.squared
> for(i in 2:5){
> rsq <- c(rsq, summary(model%i%)$r.squared)
> }
>
>
> So I assign the first value to rsq then cycle through models 2 through 5
> gathering there values. The %i% in my third line indicates which object
> to draw from. The question is is there any way to pass a variable such
> as i as part of a name?
>
> Ken
>
>
>
> Kenneth B. Pierce Jr.
>
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WenSui Liu
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Senior Decision Support Analyst
Health Policy and Clinical Effectiveness
Cincinnati Children Hospital Medical Center