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10.3.1, "factor"

Open michaeladamkatz opened this issue 4 years ago • 1 comments

"The tutor variable is a factor that indicates who each student’s tutor was"

I'm not sure if the word "factor" has been used thus far in the text to describe a type of data. If it's a technical term, it should be explained. If it's just a normal word, it's a bad choice. I would just write "The tutor variable indicates who each student’s tutor was".

michaeladamkatz avatar Dec 04 '20 18:12 michaeladamkatz

Having read elsewhere I do see that "factor" has a specific meaning. But it's not mentioned anywhere in the book until 10.3.1, where it's not explained.

michaeladamkatz avatar Dec 05 '20 16:12 michaeladamkatz