[R] coding for categorical variables with unequal observations

[Prof Brian Ripley]

I think you need to do some background reading.  R does this automatically 
for you, and offers many options for how it is done.  (That you have asked 
suggests you have missed that.)

The account by Bill Venables in chapter 6 of MASS (the book, see the R 
FAQ) is regarded as the most comprehensive available.

On Thu, 3 Apr 2008, Tanya Yatsunenko wrote:

> Also, since I just started to use R, I have trouble generating and
> understanding some of the codes, especially choosing the correct ones.
> Thanks!
> tanya
>
> On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 3:54 PM, Tanya Yatsunenko <yata25 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I am doing multiple regression, and have several X variables that are
>> categorical.
>> I read that I can use dummy or contrast codes for that, but are there any
>> special rules when there're unequal #observations in each groups (4 females
>> vs 7 males in a "gender" variable)?
>> Also, can R generate these codes for me?
>> THanks.
>>
>>
>
>
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