... the variable names on the firstrow, and the variables are separated by spaces.Y. Li and J. Baron, Behavioral Research Data Analysis with R, UseR,DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-1238-01, © Springer Science+Business ... ordinary vector in an analysis of variance or regression.A factor is what is often called a categorical variable. Even if numbers are used torepresent categories, they are not treated as ordered. ... working directorybefore R is called from the command line.On a computer running the Mac OS, it depends on whether or not your R is abinary version with a graphical user interface or a version...