For nonlinear mixed effects models, can you specify the use of mass points to approximate the random effects distribution? How? cam -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Random-efftects-distribution-for-nlme-tf2444256.html#a6814744 Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
On 10/14/06, Cam <cam.ochs at gmail.com> wrote:> > For nonlinear mixed effects models, can you specify the use of mass points to > approximate the random effects distribution? How?If you mean in nonlinear mixed effects models fit by the nlme function the answer is no. The nlme function in the nlme package only allows for a Gaussian distribution of the random effects.