R help - May 2005 - the rationale for using update()

Hi there,

I wonder what is the rationale for using update(): just saving on typing, more
efficiency, or something else?

Thanks,

Dimitri
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On Wed, 18 May 2005, Dimitri Joe wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I wonder what is the rationale for using update(): just saving on 
> typing, more efficiency, or something else?
>
It saves on typing (and in particular on typing errors).  Methods for 
"update" could be more efficient than fitting the model from scratch,
but
typically are not.

 	-thomas