I've put version 1.2.4.1 of the aggregate package on page
http://www.timhesterberg.net/r-packages
This is faster than earlier versions in a number of ways.
More computations are done in C code, this avoids slow operations
on data frames, and this avoids converting objects to factors if
that is not necessary.
Tim Hesterberg
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(resampling, water bottle rockets, computers to Costa Rica, hot shower = 2650 light bulbs, ...)
Help your students understand statistics:
Mathematical Statistics with Resampling and R, Chihara & Hesterberg
https://sites.google.com/site/ChiharaHesterberg