[R] error using by, Error in tapply(response, list(x.factor, trace.factor), fun) : argument "trace.factor" is missing, with no default

John Sorkin JSorkin at grecc.umaryland.edu
Sun Apr 19 15:44:28 CEST 2015



I am receiving an error message from the by function that I don't understand:
Error in tapply(response, list(x.factor, trace.factor), fun) : 
  argument "trace.factor" is missing, with no default



My code follows:


> summary(ipd)
 group      values            time      subjects     weaned disp  
 1:55   Min.   :0.0000   Min.   :0   Min.   :115.0   1:65   2:45  
 2:35   1st Qu.:0.1950   1st Qu.:1   1st Qu.:121.0   2:25   3: 5  
        Median :0.3400   Median :2   Median :126.0          4:20  
        Mean   :0.3479   Mean   :2   Mean   :127.6          5:20  
        3rd Qu.:0.5000   3rd Qu.:3   3rd Qu.:134.0                
        Max.   :0.7300   Max.   :4   Max.   :144.0                
        NA's   :48                                                
> by(ipd[,c("time","subjects","values")],ipd[,"group"],interaction.plot)
Error in tapply(response, list(x.factor, trace.factor), fun) : 
  argument "trace.factor" is missing, with no default




These are my data.
> ipd
   group values time subjects weaned disp
1      1   0.00    0      115      1    2
2      1   0.00    1      115      1    2
3      1   0.18    2      115      1    2
4      1   0.17    3      115      1    2
5      1     NA    4      115      1    2
6      1   0.62    0      116      1    2
7      1     NA    1      116      1    2
8      1     NA    2      116      1    2
9      1     NA    3      116      1    2
10     1     NA    4      116      1    2
11     1   0.00    0      118      1    2
12     1   0.21    1      118      1    2
13     1   0.34    2      118      1    2
14     1   0.49    3      118      1    2
15     1     NA    4      118      1    2
16     2   0.52    0      119      2    4
17     2     NA    1      119      2    4
18     2     NA    2      119      2    4
19     2     NA    3      119      2    4
20     2     NA    4      119      2    4
21     2   0.35    0      121      2    3
22     2   0.53    1      121      2    3
23     2   0.35    2      121      2    3
24     2   0.44    3      121      2    3
25     2   0.56    4      121      2    3
26     1   0.16    0      122      1    5
27     1   0.22    1      122      1    5
28     1     NA    2      122      1    5
29     1     NA    3      122      1    5
30     1     NA    4      122      1    5
31     1   0.19    0      123      2    5
32     1     NA    1      123      2    5
33     1     NA    2      123      2    5
34     1     NA    3      123      2    5
35     1     NA    4      123      2    5
36     2   0.29    0      124      1    4
37     2   0.22    1      124      1    4
38     2     NA    2      124      1    4
39     2     NA    3      124      1    4
40     2     NA    4      124      1    4
41     1   0.38    0      125      1    4
42     1   0.45    1      125      1    4
43     1     NA    2      125      1    4
44     1     NA    3      125      1    4
45     1     NA    4      125      1    4
46     1   0.22    0      127      1    2
47     1   0.37    1      127      1    2
48     1   0.28    2      127      1    2
49     1   0.50    3      127      1    2
50     1     NA    4      127      1    2
51     1   0.30    0      130      1    2
52     1   0.49    1      130      1    2
53     1     NA    2      130      1    2
54     1     NA    3      130      1    2
55     1     NA    4      130      1    2
56     1   0.70    0      131      1    2
57     1     NA    1      131      1    2
58     1     NA    2      131      1    2
59     1     NA    3      131      1    2
60     1     NA    4      131      1    2
61     2   0.00    0      133      1    2
62     2   0.50    1      133      1    2
63     2   0.56    2      133      1    2
64     2   0.73    3      133      1    2
65     2     NA    4      133      1    2
66     1   0.22    0      134      1    2
67     1   0.65    1      134      1    2
68     1     NA    2      134      1    2
69     1     NA    3      134      1    2
70     1     NA    4      134      1    2
71     2   0.34    0      135      1    2
72     2   0.73    1      135      1    2
73     2   0.71    2      135      1    2
74     2     NA    3      135      1    2
75     2     NA    4      135      1    2
76     2   0.26    0      139      2    5
77     2     NA    1      139      2    5
78     2     NA    2      139      2    5
79     2     NA    3      139      2    5
80     2     NA    4      139      2    5
81     1   0.00    0      140      1    5
82     1   0.19    1      140      1    5
83     1     NA    2      140      1    5
84     1     NA    3      140      1    5
85     1     NA    4      140      1    5
86     2   0.19    0      144      2    4
87     2     NA    1      144      2    4
88     2     NA    2      144      2    4
89     2     NA    3      144      2    4
90     2     NA    4      144      2    4


John David Sorkin M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Biostatistics and Informatics
University of Maryland School of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Baltimore VA Medical Center
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Baltimore, MD 21201-1524
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Baltimore VA Medical Center
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GRECC (BT/18/GR)
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(Phone) 410-605-7119
(Fax) 410-605-7913 (Please call phone number above prior to faxing) 


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