In the age of google, I have found that concepts such as these are more complex
than what Wikipedia provides. Going far beyond a cursory search, it appeared to
me there are subtle differences between these terms. I was hoping this
knowledgeable community could provide insight on an R package to perform ODR.
Thank you.
On Feb 29, 2012, at 12:07 PM, "Bert Gunter" <gunter.berton at
gene.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Adam Waytz
> <a-waytz at kellogg.northwestern.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am extremely new to R and have found some leads to this question in
the archives, but I am still a bit uncertain.
>> I am looking for an R package to carry out orthogonal distance
regression. I found some answers regarding Deming
>> regression and Total Least Squares regression, but I was unclear if
these are identical terms.
>
> In the age of Google?!
>
> Searching on "orthogonal regression" brought up:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_least_squares
>
> which provides info. Sheesh!
>
> I suggest you also check the ChemPhys and Econometrics task views on
> CRAN to see what they have to offer.
>
> Incidentally, my very limited understanding is that orthogonal
> regression (for errors in variables) can be problematic. The wikipedia
> article provides more details.
>
> -- Bert
>
> Please let me know if
>> a package is available.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Adam
>>
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>
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