R help - May 2005 - dist equivalent

Hi, 

 

The goal is to use Pearson's Phi coefficient to create a similarity matrix
from a matrix. The problem is that the DIST command doesn't do it, and I
don't know how manipulate the R language well enough to create a substitute.
The question is simple: what is a basic way of using custom formulas to
compare every row in a matrix, like DIST does? 

 

-Sasha Goodman


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