I have a vague idea about heteroscedasticity so I thought I would see what I could come up with. Unfortunately it's going to take me a while before I am well enough versed in the ways in which it is used within different packages. But I thought that if you haven't already tried you should try searching the R-archives. I found 55 references to heteroscedasticity and one which looks particularly relevant http://finzi.psych.upenn.edu/R/Rhelp02/archive/1460.html Ciao, Tom _________________________________________________ Tom Mulholland Senior Policy Officer WA Country Health Service Tel: (08) 9222 4062 The contents of this e-mail transmission are confidential an...{{dropped}}