R: Sample Size of Dissimilarity Like Object

sizeDiss {cluster} | R Documentation

## Sample Size of Dissimilarity Like Object

### Description

Returns the number of observations (sample size) corresponding to a dissimilarity like object, or equivalently, the number of rows or columns of a matrix when only the lower or upper triangular part (without diagonal) is given.

It is nothing else but the inverse function of f(n) = n(n-1)/2.

### Usage

    sizeDiss(d)

### Arguments

`d` | any R object with length (typically) n(n-1)/2.

### Value

a number; n if `length(d) == n(n-1)/2`, `NA` otherwise.

### See Also

`dissimilarity.object` and also `as.dist` for class `dissimilarity` and `dist` objects which have a `Size` attribute.

### Examples

    sizeDiss(1:10)# 5, since 10 == 5 * (5 - 1) / 2
    sizeDiss(1:9) # NA

    n <- 1:100
    stopifnot(n == sapply( n*(n-1)/2, function(n) sizeDiss(logical(n))))

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