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2006 Nov 24
4
Nonlinear statistical modeling -- a comparison of R and AD Model Builder
...stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2006-January/086858.html I think that many R users understimate the numerical challenges that some of the typical nonlinear statistical model used in different fields present. R may not be a suitable platform for development for such models. Around 10 years ago John Schnute, Laura Richards, and Norm Olsen with Canadian federal fisheries undertook an investigation comparing various statistical modeling packages for a simple age-structured statistical model of the type commonly used in fisheries. They compared AD Mdel Builder, Gauss, Matlab, and Splus. Unfortunately a w...
2007 Aug 10
1
Unexpected behavior in PBSmapping package
Using R 2.5.1 on Windows XP Professional, and PBSmapping package version 2.51, I have encountered some behavior which puzzles me. I am including the package's listed maintainer on this email but also seek the thoughts of the R-help community. I have a set of EventData, which I want to plot as points, and to color the points according to some criterion. It turns out that some of my
2011 Aug 16
1
PBSmapping, where is Ireland?!
Hi folks, I've been using 'PBSmapping' to make a map of Europe with some labels. I've been using the 'worldLL' PolyData, as my computer is too slow to make my own from the GSHHS files. The only problem is this PolyData does not seem to include Ireland. I have no idea why this should be so, other European islands such as Sardinia etc. are included.