lme4 (version 1.0-4)

isNested: Is f1 nested within f2?

Description

Does every level of f1 occur in conjunction with exactly one level of f2? The function is based on converting a triplet sparse matrix to a compressed column-oriented form in which the nesting can be quickly evaluated.

Usage

isNested(f1, f2)

Arguments

f1
factor 1
f2
factor 2

Value

  • TRUE if factor 1 is nested within factor 2

Examples

Run this code
with(Pastes, isNested(cask, batch))   ## => FALSE
with(Pastes, isNested(sample, batch))  ## => TRUE

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