tilde package:base R Documentation _T_i_l_d_e _O_p_e_r_a_t_o_r _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n: Tilde is used to separate the left- and right-hand sides in model formula. _U_s_a_g_e: y ~ model _A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s: y, model: symbolic expressions. _D_e_t_a_i_l_s: The left-hand side is optional, and one-sided formulae are used in some contexts. _R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s: Chambers, J. M. and Hastie, T. J. (1992) _Statistical models._ Chapter 2 of _Statistical Models in S_ eds J. M. Chambers and T. J. Hastie, Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole. _S_e_e _A_l_s_o: 'formula'