[R] structure vs. matrix

[Edna Bell]

I was reading "S Programming" and a set of the code used structure to
set up a matrix.

I just wondered which was better and why.



On 11/4/07, Mark Difford <mark_difford at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi Edna,
>
> >> When creating a matrix, is it better to use the structure function or the
> >> matrix function...?
>
> I hope you have a huge (empty) jar in the kitchen, and that your pantry is
> empty.
>
> R isn't too difficult, except if you're trying to do stats (and don't know
> what you are doing --- though I am not suggesting that you don't know how to
> do stats;).
>
> ## see
> ?structure
> ?matrix
>
> A structure is not a matrix.  So, if you want to make a matrix, use
> matrix().  Easy.
>
> HTH,
> Mark.
>
>
> Edna Bell wrote:
> >
> > Hi R Gurus!
> >
> > When creating a matrix, is it better to use the structure function or
> > the matrix function, please?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Edna Bell
> >
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