Thomas Lumley • 6/23/2022

Getting strings into code in base R

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This technical article addresses a common R programming challenge: using the value of a character string as a variable name in code, particularly within model formulas. It contrasts the fragile approach using `paste()` with the more robust `bquote()` function for quasiquotation, demonstrating its application with the `survey` package's `svyglm` function.

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