R help - Feb 2009 - User manual or tutorial for GAM package

Hi all,

I would like to run the gam package, but can not quite seem to get 
the syntax correct for my data format as simple as it is.

The gamlss package has a user manual but other than the help with gam 
package I can not find a user manual per se.

I did install the gamair that has loads of sample data so perhaps 
trail and error with my data I can get something to work.

Anyone who can point me to a link for a download tutorial?

Climbing the steep learning curve and spending a hour or so per day 
is beginning to pay off with most areas of R

Tnx

On Feb 26, 2009, at 4:44 PM, Neotropical bat risk assessments wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I would like to run the gam package, but can not quite seem to get  
> the syntax correct for my data format as simple as it is.
>
> The gamlss package has a user manual but other than the help with  
> gam package I can not find a user manual per se.
Maybe you need to buy the book:

http://www.amazon.com/Generalized-Additive-Models-Introduction-Statistical/dp/1584884746

-- 
David Winsemius

>
>
> I did install the gamair that has loads of sample data so perhaps  
> trail and error with my data I can get something to work.
>
> Anyone who can point me to a link for a download tutorial?
>
> Climbing the steep learning curve and spending a hour or so per day  
> is beginning to pay off with most areas of R
>
> Tnx
>
> ______________________________________________
> R-help at r-project.org mailing list
> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> PLEASE do read the posting guide
http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.

On Feb 26, 2009, at 4:54 PM, David Winsemius wrote:
>
> On Feb 26, 2009, at 4:44 PM, Neotropical bat risk assessments wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I would like to run the gam package, but can not quite seem to get  
>> the syntax correct for my data format as simple as it is.
>>
>> The gamlss package has a user manual but other than the help with  
>> gam package I can not find a user manual per se.
>
> Maybe you need to buy the book:
>
>
http://www.amazon.com/Generalized-Additive-Models-Introduction-Statistical/dp/1584884746
OR

"Statistical Models in S" chapter 7 by Hastie
http://www.amazon.com/Statistical-Models-Chapman-Computer-Science/dp/0412052911
> -- 
> David Winsemius
>
>
>>
>>
>> I did install the gamair that has loads of sample data so perhaps  
>> trail and error with my data I can get something to work.
>>
>> Anyone who can point me to a link for a download tutorial?
>>
>> Climbing the steep learning curve and spending a hour or so per day  
>> is beginning to pay off with most areas of R
>>
>> Tnx
>>
>> ______________________________________________
>> R-help at r-project.org mailing list
>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
>> PLEASE do read the posting guide
http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
>
> ______________________________________________
> R-help at r-project.org mailing list
> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> PLEASE do read the posting guide
http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.

Hi all,

Tnx for the number of suggestion to buy one of the books.
Unfortunately being a non profit conservation project now w/o funding 
since all Central American projects were shut down 2 years ago due to 
lack of donor funding I have nothing now at all for books or even my 
support, to cover expenses.

I am trying to wrap up several risk assessments w/o funding.


Tnx again everyone is very helpful on the list as are those on the ggplot list.

Cheers from the jungles of Belize,

Bruce

Perhaps you could be more specific in your request? The gam function  
in the gam package has 4 pages describing the syntax and multiple  
examples, so saying you "can not quite seem to get the syntax correct  
for my data format as simple as it is." is impossibly non-specific.

-- 
David Winsemius


On Feb 26, 2009, at 6:12 PM, Neotropical bat risk assessments wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Tnx for the number of suggestion to buy one of the books.
> Unfortunately being a non profit conservation project now w/o  
> funding since all Central American projects were shut down 2 years  
> ago due to lack of donor funding I have nothing now at all for books  
> or even my support, to cover expenses.
>
> I am trying to wrap up several risk assessments w/o funding.
>
>
> Tnx again everyone is very helpful on the list as are those on the  
> ggplot list.
>
> Cheers from the jungles of Belize,
>
> Bruce
>
> ______________________________________________
> R-help at r-project.org mailing list
> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> PLEASE do read the posting guide
http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.