To whom it may concern: I am using R version 1.9.1 beta on a windows machine, and I am trying to use a function called lmer (in packages lme4 and Matrix). I am not sure if this version will support these packages (when I install them from the GUI, the function lmer does not work). I wondered if I need to install a newer version of R, and if so, which version should I install, and how should I do that? Thank you so much for your time and help. Please send replies to tsfeldman at noble.org Take care, Tracy S. Feldman Postdoc Noble Foundation
It will not work. You'll need to upgrade to the most recent version on CRAN. Lme() will work, though -----Original Message----- From: r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch [mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Feldman, Tracy Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 1:33 PM To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch Subject: [R] how can I use lmer on a windows machine? To whom it may concern: I am using R version 1.9.1 beta on a windows machine, and I am trying to use a function called lmer (in packages lme4 and Matrix). I am not sure if this version will support these packages (when I install them from the GUI, the function lmer does not work). I wondered if I need to install a newer version of R, and if so, which version should I install, and how should I do that? Thank you so much for your time and help. Please send replies to tsfeldman at noble.org Take care, Tracy S. Feldman Postdoc Noble Foundation ______________________________________________ R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
Well, as you are using a beta version of a version of R released in June 2004, you certainly should upgrade. (Indeed the R posting guide asked you to do so before posting the first time.) You should probably install R-patched from http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rpatched.html or your nearest CRAN mirror (we have no idea where you are). You install that the same way you installed the current version: double clicking on the installer .exe should be all that is needed. On Thu, 16 Feb 2006, Feldman, Tracy wrote:> To whom it may concern: > > I am using R version 1.9.1 beta on a windows machine, and I am trying to > use a function called lmer (in packages lme4 and Matrix). I am not sure > if this version will support these packages (when I install them from > the GUI, the function lmer does not work). I wondered if I need to > install a newer version of R, and if so, which version should I install, > and how should I do that? > > Thank you so much for your time and help. Please send replies to > tsfeldman at noble.org > > Take care, > Tracy S. Feldman > > Postdoc > Noble Foundation > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >-- Brian D. Ripley, ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595