use of tilde in R

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When is ~ used in R? Why is y~x used instead of x,y in some ploting functions?
Aug 7, 2019 in Data Analytics by lohith
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One use of ~ is to mention x,y dimensions for plots.

Such as boxplot(y~x, [attr] = [val].....)

Where y, x are fields to plot in y and x-axis.

Some of the functions in R take values as (y,x), that is when ~ is used. In most of the functions (x,y) form is followed.
answered Aug 7, 2019 by anonymous
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