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Hello I'm analyzing a dichotomous dependent variable (dv) with more than 100 measurements (within-subjects variable: hours24) per subject and more than 100 subjects. The high number of measurements allows me to model more complex temporal trends. I would like to compare different models using GLM, GLMM, GAM and GAMM, basically do demonstrate the added value of GAMs/GAMMs relative to

Dear R-help users, I am trying to analyze some visual transect data of organisms to generate a habitat distribution model. Once organisms are sighted, they are followed as point data is collected at a given time interval. Because of the autocorrelation among these "follows," I wish to utilize a GAM-GEE approach similar to that of Pirotta et al. 2011, using packages 'yags' and

Hello, I'm running mixed models in GAMM4 with 2 (non-nested) random intercepts and I want to include a spline term for one of my exposure variables. However, when I include a spline term, I always get reported degrees of freedom of less than 1, even when I know that my spline is using more than 1 degree of freedom. For example, here is the code for my model: >

Dear R users I have a question related to the interpretation of results based on GAMMs using Simon Woods package gamm4. I have repeated measurements (hours24) of subjects (vpnr) and one factor with three levels (pred). The outcome (dv) is binary. In the first model I'd like to test for differences among factor levels (main effects only): gamm.11<-gamm4(dv ~ pred +s(hours24), random = ~

Hi list, I'm working with gamm models of this sort, using Simon Wood's mgcv library: gm<- gamm(Z~te(x,y),data=DATA,random=list(Group=~1)) gm1<-gamm(Z~te(x,y,by=Factor)+Factor,data=DATA,random=list(Group=~1)) with a dataset of about 70000 rows and 110 levels for Group in order to test whether tensor product smooths vary across factor levels. I was wondering if comparing those two

Dear all, I'm using the mgcv library by Simon Wood to fit gam models with interactions and I have been reading (and running) the "factor 'by' variable example" given on the gam.models help page (see below, output from the two first models b, and b1). The example explains that both b and b1 fits are similar: "note that the preceding fit (here b) is the same as

Hi Maria If you have problems just start with a small model with predictions and then plot with xyplot the same applies to xyplot Try library(gamm4) spring <- dget(file = "G:/1/example.txt") str(spring) 'data.frame': 11744 obs. of 11 variables: $ WATERBODY_ID : Factor w/ 1994 levels "GB102021072830",..: 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 ... $ SITE_ID

My problem is relatively straight forward, but I cannot seem to find a way to make it work. I have a RCBD with repeated measurements over time. I have created a fit using the gamm4 package. My model is: fit4a <- gamm4(Rate ~ s(Time,by=trt,bs="cr")+trt,data=qual.11.dat, random=~(1|block),correlation=corARH1()) What I would like to create is plots with the X-axis

How can I obtain the values of confidence intervals from gam anf glm objects? Thanks in advance -- David Nogu?s Bravo Functional Ecology and Biodiversity Department Pyrenean Institute of Ecology Spanish Research Council Av. Monta?ana 1005 Zaragoza - CP 50059 976716030 - 976716019 (fax)

Hi, I've been using gamm4 to build GAMMs for exploring environmental influences on genetic ancestry. Things have gone well and I have 2 very straightforward questions: 1. I've used method=REML. Am I correct that this is an alternative method for estimating the smooth functions in GAMMs rather than GCV that is often used for GAMs? I've read up on REML and it makes sense, but I'm

Dear all,? I hope that you can help me on this. I have been struggling to figure this out but I haven't found any solution. I am running a generalised mixed effect model, gamm4, for an ecology project. Below is the code for the model: model<-gamm4(LIFE.OE_spring~s(Q95, by=super.end.group)+Year+Hms_Rsctned+Hms_Poaching+X.broadleaved_woodland? ? ? ? ? ? ?+X.urban.suburban+X.CapWks,

This is in regards to the suggested use of type="lpmatrix" in the documentation for mgcv::predict.gam. Could one not get the same result more simply by using type="terms" and interpolating each term directly? What is the advantage of the lpmatrix approach for prediction outside R? Thanks. -- View this message in context:

Hi, I am working with gam models in the mgcv library. My response variable (Y) is binary (0/1), and my dataset contains repeated measures over 110 individuals (same number of 0/1 within a given individual: e.g. 345-zero and 345-one for individual A, 226-zero and 226-one for individual B, etc.). The variable Factor is separating the individuals in three groups according to mass (group 0,1,2),

Hi all, I am using GAM to model time trends in a logistic regression. Yet I would like to extract the the fitted spline from it to add it to another model, that cannot be fitted in GAM or GAMM. Thus I have 2 questions: 1) How can I fit a smoother over time so that I force one knot to be at a particular location while letting the model to find the other knots? 2) how can I extract the matrix

Dear All: I apologize for asking such an elementary question, but I could not find an adequate response on line. I am hoping to receive some help with the interpretation of the Intercept coefficient in the gam model below. I1 through I3 are dummy coded "Item difficulty" parameters in a data set that includes 4 items. If the Intercept is the value of Y when all other terms are 0, am I

I fitted a GAM model with Poisson distribution using the function gam() in the mgcv package. My model is of the form: mod<-gam(y~s(x0)+s(x1)+s(x2),family=poisson). To extract estimates at a specified set of covariate values I used the gam `predict' method. But I want to get estimate and standard error of the difference of two fitted values. Can someone explain what should I do? Thank

Dear R-helpers, I'd like to understand how to test the statistical significance of a random effect in gamm. I am using gamm because I want to test a model with an AR(1) error structure, and it is my understanding neither gam nor gamm4 will do the latter. The data set includes nine short interrupted time series (single case designs in education, sometimes called N-of-1 trials in medicine)

Hello, Is it possible to estimate prediction interval using GAM? I looked through ?gam, ?predict.gam etc and the mgcv.pdf Simon Wood. I found it can calculate confidence interval but not clear if I can get it to calculate prediction interval. I read "Inference for GAMs is difficult and somewhat contentious." in Kuhnert and Venable An Introduction to R, and wondering why and if that

Hello, I am a bit confused about gamm in mgcv. Consulting Wood (2006) or Ruppert et al. (2003) hasn't taken away my confusion. In this code from the gamm help file: b2<-gamm(y~s(x0)+s(x1)+s(x2)+s(x3),family=poisson,random=list(fac=~1)) Am I correct in assuming that we have a random intercept here....but that the amount of smoothing is also changing per level of the

Dear all, I fitted a non-parametric model using GAM function in R. i.e., gam(y~s(x1)+s(x2)) #where s() is the smooth function Then I obtained the coefficients(a and b) for the non-parametric terms. i.e., y=a*s(x1)+b*s(x2) Now if I want to use this estimated model to do optimization or sensitivity analysis, I am not sure how to incorporate the smooth function since s() may not