

gl {base}                                    R Documentation

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_U_s_a_g_e_:

     gl(n, k, length = n*k, labels=1:n, ordered=FALSE)

_V_a_l_u_e_:

     This function generates `factor's by specifying the
     pattern of their levels.  The result has levels from
     `1' to `n' with each value replicated in groups of
     length `k' out to a total length of `length'.  Labels
     for the resulting factor levels can be optionally spec-
     ified with the arguments `labels' and the factor levels
     can be made ordered by specifying `ordered=TRUE'.  `gl'
     is modelled on the GLIM function of the same name.

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o_:

     the underlying `factor(.)'.

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s_:

     # First control, then treatment:
     gl(2,8, label=c("Ctnrl","Treat"))
     # 20 alternating 1s and 2s
     gl(2, 1, 20)
     # alternating pairs of 1s and 2s
     gl(2, 2, 20)

