[R] meaning of lm( y~., data=mydat ), is it a language feature, is it documented, is it supported?

[Bert Gunter]

It's about formula syntax, so ?formula documents it.

Bert

On Monday, May 23, 2016, John Sorkin <JSorkin at grecc.umaryland.edu> wrote:

>
> The syntax
> mydat <- data.frame( y,x )
> fit1 <- lm( y~., data=mydat )
> appears to perform a multivariable regression of y on every non-y variable
> in the data frame mydat. I can not find this syntax (y~.) in R
> documentation. Is y~. a supported feature of the R language? Where can I
> find it documented? I would hate to write code that is dependent on a
> non-supported, non-documented language feature.
> Thank you,
> John
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