[R] storing the results of an apply call

[David Winsemius]

On Aug 12, 2010, at 7:54 PM, Greg Snow wrote:

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Winsemius [mailto:dwinsemius at comcast.net]
>> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 3:13 PM
>> To: Greg Snow
>> Cc: Joshua Wiley; r-help at r-project.org
>> Subject: Re: [R] storing the results of an apply call
>>
>>
>> On Aug 12, 2010, at 5:07 PM, Greg Snow wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> [1] "metacarpal sit-down unfriendliness chapel ME"
>>
>>
>> My wife gives "ME"  the "middle phalangeal unfriendliness" message
>> about once a week.
>
> Well if part of the message was meant for you rather than the  
> original posters, then it starts to make more sense.  However,  
> realizing that I will need to figure out how to filter results to  
> the different questions just shows how much further the package has  
> to go before reaching alpha status.
>
> I ran esp once more for you to see if it can help with your problem  
> and the response is:
>
> [1] "succumb sheepishly contaminated impassively soapy well-worn  
> straddle guarantee ozone opener"
>
> The first part may (or may not) be useful, but there may be  
> contamination from someone else's question in there as well.

I don't know ... didn't that "soapy well-worn straddle" part sounded  
hopefully suggestive?

>
> I am afraid that I cannot give any more specific help without a  
> short self contained example of the source of your problem (what you  
> said or did immediately before the unfriendliness message, not an  
> example of the message itself).

Yeah, yeah, yeah, always the same old story. What is it with you R  
programs, anyway? Is always going to be" "give a reproducible example"?
>
> General advice without the examples would be to try buying her  
> flowers.

Ah, genuine insight into human female sick-ology. Maybe there's hope  
for package esp yet! Keep at it, Greg.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
>> --
>>
>> David Winsemius, MD
>> West Hartford, CT
>
>
>
> -- 
> Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D.
> Statistical Data Center
> Intermountain Healthcare
> greg.snow at imail.org
> 801.408.8111

David Winsemius, MD
West Hartford, CT