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When using fitdistr() with the exponential, log-normal and beta distributions, you get the relevent rate, mean, standard deviation, shape1 and shape2 but you get a number bellow those that are in () and I was wandering what exactly those numbers represent and how they relate to the data. Many thanks Mark Miller

I am using the MASS library function fitdistr(x, dpois, list(lambda=2)) but I get Error in optim(start, mylogfn, x = x, hessian = TRUE, ...) : Function cannot be evaluated at initial parameters In addition: There were 50 or more warnings (use warnings() to see the first 50) and all the first 50 warnings say 1: non-integer x = 1.452222 etc Can anyone tell me what I am doing

Recently, I have been working with some data that look like two overlapping gaussian distributions. I would like to either 1) determine the mean and SD for each of the two distributions OR 2) get some (bayesian ?) statistic that estimates how likely an observation is to belong to the left-hand or right-hand distribution In case I'm using the wrong language, my data looks something like

Can someone show me how to set up DUNDi, I will be using it to connect 14 asterisk servers internally. I don't want to use it on the external world. If anyone has any examples of connecting 2 or 3 (if their is a difference) machines in a DUNDi co-operation that would be helpful. Johnathan Falk Network Administrator Clinton Community Schools

I would like to have a function that inputs a file name, then reads that data file and does various stuff to it. Something like: doit<-function(filename) { x<-scan("~/rstuff/data/"filename) #for example, if filename is a0.dat, it will scan("~/rstuff/data/a0.dat") ... } Can someone please tell me how to do this? Thanks for any help! Bill Simpson

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Hi, Does anyone know what the mean value of a lognormal distribution in base-2 is? I am simulating stochastic population growth and if I were working in base-e, I would do:lambda <- 1.1 #multiplicative growth rates <- 0.6 #stochasticity (std. dev)lognormal <- rlnorm(100000, log(lambda) - (s^2)/2, s)## or lognormal <- exp( rnorm( 100000, log(lambda) - (s^2)/2,

Dear List, I have read that a lognormal mixture model having a pdf of the form f(x)=w1*f1(x)+(1-w1)*f2(x) fits most data sets quite well, where f1 and f2 are lognormal distributions. Any pointers on how to create a function that would produce the 5 parameters of f(x) would be greatly appreciated. > version _ platform i386-pc-mingw32 arch i386 os

Hi R lovers! I'd like to know how to use the parameter 'start' in the function fitdistr() obviously I have to provide the initial value of the parameter to optimize except in the case of a certain set of given distribution Indeed according to the help file for fitdistr " For the following named distributions, reasonable starting values will be computed if `start'

Dear all, I want to compare some different models for a dataset by QQ plots and AIC. I get the following AICs: - linear model: 19759.66 - GAMLSS model: 18702.7 - linear model with lognormal response: -7862.182 The QQ plots show that the lognormal model fits better than the linear model, but still much worse than the GAMLSS. So, in my opinion, the AIC of the lognormal model should be between the

hi, i am using the RODBC package to read .xls files. now after i installed the package and loaded the library and tried to read a file this is the error i got. >channel<-odbcConnect("D:/rstuff/1.xls") Warning messages: 1: [RODBC] ERROR: state IM002, code 0, message [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified 2: ODBC connection failed

Hi, I have a right-censored (positive) random variable (e.g. failure times subject to right censoring) that is observed for N subjects: Y_i, I = 1, 2, ..., N. Note that Y_i = min(T_i, C_i), where T_i is the true failure time and C_i is the censored time. Let us assume that C_i is independent of T_i. Now, I would like to generate another random variable U_i, I = 1, 2, ..., N, which is

Dear R users I use simulated data to evaluate a model by sampling the parameters in my model from lognormal distributions. I would like these (lognormal distributed) parameters to be correlated, that is, I would like to have pairwise samples of 2 parameters with a given correlation coefficient. I have seen that a covariance matrix can be fixed when generating random variables from a

Dear, I'm very new to R Gui and I have to make an assignment on Gamma Regressions. Surfing on the web doesn't help me very much so i hope this forum may be a step forward. The question sounds as follows: The data set is in the library MASS first install library(MASS) then type data(mammals) attach(mammals) Assignment: Fit the gamma model and lognormal model for the mammals data.

Hi, What does it mean to say Lognormal distribution with a mean of 1.03E-6 with a range factor of 100 ? How can I find the lognormal distribution paramters from this information? Thanks, Tims [[alternative HTML version deleted]]

Hi, I am beginner with R and need firm guidance with my problem. I have seen some other threads discussing the subject of right censored data, but I am not sure whether or not this problem can be regarded as such. Data: I have a vector with laboratory test data (strength of wood specimens, example attached as txt-file). This data is the full sample. It is a common view that this kind of data

I'm attempting to do model selection with AIC, using a glm and a lognormal distribution, but: fit1<-glm(BA~Year,data=pdat.sp1.65.04, family=gaussian(link="log")) ## gives the same result as either of the following: fit1<-glm(BA~Year,data=pdat.sp1.65.04, family=gaussian) fit1<-lm(BA~Year,data=pdat.sp1.65.04) fit1 #Coefficients: #(Intercept) Year2004 # -1.6341

Dear all, I'm trying to estimate the parameters of a lognormal distribution fitted from some data. The tricky thing is that my data represent the time at which I recorded certain events. However, in many cases I don't really know when the event happened. I' only know the time at which I recorded it as already happened. Therefore I want to fit the lognormal from the cumulative

Hi, I'm playing around with gamlss and don't entirely understand the sigma result from an attempted lognormal fit. In the example below, I've created lognormal data with mu=10 and sigma=2. When I try a gamlss fit, I get an estimated mu=9.947 and sigma=0.69 The mu estimate seems in the ballpark, but sigma is very low. I get similar results on repeated trials and with Normal and

I am trying to plot a lognormal density curve on top of an existing histogram. Can anybody suggest a simple way to do this? Even if someone could just explain how to plot a regular normal density curve on top of an existing histogram, it would be a big help. Also, is there some way to search through the R-help archives other than simple browsing? Thank you so much. Your help and time is greatly