[R] The use of F for False and T for True

[Peter Dalgaard]

Rolf Turner wrote:
> 
> On 17/11/2008, at 1:56 PM, David C. Howell wrote:
> 
>> Sampling with and without replacement
>>
>> I seem unable to use "replace = F" when I want to sample without
>> replacement. I would think
>> that it comes down to "F is not a legitimate abbreviation for FALSE."
>> except that
>> Dalgaard (p. 118) uses F for FALSE and it works
>>  "pairwise.t.test(folate, ventilation, pool.sd = F)"

> (a) Naughty Peter.  It works, but is ill-advised.  The difference is
> that FALSE is a reserved word (as is TRUE) but F and T are *not* reserved.

Yeah I know, tell users to type until their fingers fall off... In my
defense the point is actually made on p.12 (both editions) and can be
found via "FALSE" in the index.



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