[R] parameterization of factor in R

[Prof Brian Ripley]

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And Chapter 6 of MASS would have explained all this to you, so if you have 
further questions please consult it.

On Tue, 27 Dec 2005, Oana Mocila wrote:

> I encountered this problem with parameterization in R:
>
> I have two factors in a regression. how about if I want to
> set constraint so that for each factor, the sum of their
> coefficients equals to zero(instead of choosing a reference
> category)? for example, I have factor(variable) A(with three
> categories) and factor(variable) B(with 4 categories), and I want
> to parameterize so that the sum of the three coefficients of
> A = 0, and sum of the four coefficients of B = 0? I
> mean how to do it in R?

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