R help - Aug 2011 - Source Code glm() question

Dear List,

I'm fairly new in R. I'd like to see how glm() uses the argument
"family" in
fitting a model. Specifically, I'd like to see how a glm with a gamma family
is fitted.

Thanks for any help,
Axel.

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Just type glm at the prompt.
> glm
function (formula, family = gaussian, data, weights, subset, 
    na.action, start = NULL, etastart, mustart, offset, control = list(...), 
    model = TRUE, method = "glm.fit", x = FALSE, y = TRUE, contrasts =
NULL,
    ...) 
{
    call <- match.call()
    if (is.character(family)) 
        family <- get(family, mode = "function", envir =
parent.frame())
    if (is.function(family)) 
        family <- family()

and so on
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
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> Namens Axel Urbiz
> Verzonden: woensdag 10 augustus 2011 13:16
> Aan: R-help at r-project.org
> Onderwerp: [R] Source Code glm() question
> 
> Dear List,
> 
> I'm fairly new in R. I'd like to see how glm() uses the argument
"family" in fitting
> a model. Specifically, I'd like to see how a glm with a gamma family is
fitted.
> 
> Thanks for any help,
> Axel.
> 
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On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 11:25 PM, ONKELINX, Thierry
<Thierry.ONKELINX at inbo.be> wrote:
> Just type glm at the prompt.
>
Typing glm.fit at the prompt will probably be more informative.

    -thomas

-- 
Thomas Lumley
Professor of Biostatistics
University of Auckland