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\name{expand.model.frame}
\alias{expand.model.frame}
\title{Add new variables to a model frame}
\description{
  Evaluates new variables as if they had been part of the formula of the
  specified model.  This ensures that the same \code{na.action} and
  \code{subset} arguments are applied and allows e.g. \code{x} to be
  recovered for a model using \code{sin(x)} as a predictor.
}
\usage{
expand.model.frame(model, extras, enclos = sys.frame(sys.parent()),
                   na.expand = FALSE)
}

\arguments{
  \item{model}{A fitted model}
  \item{extras}{One-sided formula or vector of character strings
    describing new variables to be added}
  \item{enclos}{An environment to evaluate things in}
  \item{na.expand}{See below}
}
\details{
  If \code{na.expand=FALSE} then \code{NA} values in the extra variables
  will be passed to the \code{na.action} function used in
  \code{model}. This may result in a shorter data frame (with
  \code{\link{na.omit}}) or an error (with \code{\link{na.fail}}).  If
  \code{na.expand=TRUE} the returned data frame will have precisely the
  same rows as \code{model.frame(model)}, but the columns corresponding to
  the extra variables may contain \code{NA}.
}
\value{
  A data frame.
}

\seealso{\code{\link{model.frame}},\code{\link{predict}}}

\examples{
data(trees)
model <- lm(log(Volume) ~ log(Girth) + log(Height), data=trees)
expand.model.frame(model, ~ Girth)
dd <- data.frame(x=1:5, y=rnorm(5), z=c(1,2,NA,4,5))
model <- glm(y ~ x, data=dd, subset=1:4, na.action=na.omit)
expand.model.frame(model, "z", na.expand=FALSE)
expand.model.frame(model, "z", na.expand=TRUE)
}
\keyword{manip}
\keyword{regression}