[R] how to generalize the arguments for lm() (r-help at lists.R-project.org)

[Dimitris Rizopoulos]

you can just use a design matrix on the right hand side of 'formula', e.g.,

factors <- matrix(rnorm(100*10), 100, 10)
y <- rnorm(100)

lm(y ~ factors)


I hope it helps.

Best,
Dimitris


Math Girl wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> How could I generalize the following statement for an arbitrary number of columns instead of 7?
> 
> result[[i]]<-lm( returns[,i] ~ factors[,1] + factors[,2] + factors[,3] + factors[,4] + factors[,5] + factors[,6] + factors[,7] )
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> Thank you,
> 
> Mathgurl
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