isNested {lme4} | R Documentation

## 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

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

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