Re: [R] Social Network Analysis

2007-05-14 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
attended were it not for family matters which had priority). I have a *very* preliminary draft of a paper which you may have if you are interested. Tom Thanks, Gabor On Sat, May 12, 2007 at 11:44:21PM +0200, Tom Backer Johnsen wrote: R-Netters: for (partial sentimental reasons) I am

[R] Social Network Analysis

2007-05-12 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
suggestions or pointers? Tom -- ++ | Tom Backer Johnsen, Psychometrics Unit, Faculty of Psychology | | University of Bergen, Christies gt. 12, N-5015 Bergen, NORWAY | | Tel : +47-5558-9185Fax : +47-5558-9879 | | Email

[R] sleep data

2007-01-17 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
When reading the documentation for the sleep data set in R, the impression is clear, this is an independent groups kind of design (two groups of 10 subjects each). However, when browsing the original article (referred to in the help file), my impression is quite clear, this is really a

[R] Repeated measures

2007-01-17 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
I am having a hard time understanding how to perform a repeated measures type of ANOVA with R. When reading the document found here: http://cran.r-project.org/doc/contrib/Lemon-kickstart/kr_repms.html I find that there is a reference to a function make.rm () that is supposed to rearrange a

[R] Regression lines

2007-01-12 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
My simpleminded understanding of simple regression is that when plotting regression lines for x on y and y on x in the same plot, the lines should cross each other at the respective means. But, given the R function below, abline (lm(y~x)) works fine, but abline (lm(x~y)) does not. Why?

Re: [R] Regression lines

2007-01-12 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
Barry Rowlingson wrote: ken knoblauch wrote: This should do the trick: mind_reader - function() { ll - letters[round(runif(6, 1, 26))] I see my paraNormal distribution package hasn't found its way to CRAN yet: http://tolstoy.newcastle.edu.au/R/help/05/04/1701.html LOL! Nice!

[R] I do not understand this

2006-12-07 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
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Re: [R] I do not understand this

2006-12-07 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
Peter Dalgaard wrote: Tom Backer Johnsen wrote: A few days ago there was a thread on calling R from Delphi to which there were several useful responses. Now I responded as well, with what I regard as a useful contribution. Shortly after that, I was not able to able to see the thread

Re: [R] Calling R functions in Delphi

2006-12-06 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
Earl F. Glynn wrote: Thanks for the great example, Tom. Tom Backer Johnsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Anna Belova wrote: We would like to call quantile() function from the R-package STATS in a Delphi program. If this is possible, could anyone provide us

Re: [R] Calling R functions in Delphi

2006-12-05 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
and Delphi lists), so please do not ask questions about the finer details. Tom ++ | Tom Backer Johnsen, Psychometrics Unit, Faculty of Psychology | | University of Bergen, Christies gt. 12, N-5015 Bergen, NORWAY | | Tel : +47-5558-9185

Re: [R] Calling R functions in Delphi

2006-12-05 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
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Re: [R] Allarme generato mediante Panda GateDefender Performa.

2006-11-28 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
I have been looking at the documentation and the output from the functions princomp() and factanal(), and found them somewhat difficult to understand. This is probably due to differences in respect to what I am used to with respect to terminology (my field is psychology). Are there some

[R] princomp and factanal()

2006-11-28 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
I have been looking at the documentation and the output from the functions princomp() and factanal(), and found them somewhat difficult to understand. This is probably due to differences in respect to what I am used to with respect to terminology (my field is psychology). Are there some

[R] Latex editor recommendations

2006-10-18 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
This question is not oriented towards R, but is posted here because I have the impression that there are at least some Latex users among the contributors. The question is: What editors for Latex are to be recommended? I have located one: http://www.latexeditor.org/ What other alternatives

Re: [R] Latex editor recommendations

2006-10-18 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
Thanks for the suggestion. It may be right for a newdie to Latex. Tom -- ++ | Tom Backer Johnsen, Psychometrics Unit, Faculty of Psychology | | University of Bergen, Christies gt. 12, N-5015 Bergen, NORWAY | | Tel : +47-5558-9185

Re: [R] Authoring a book

2006-08-24 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
second (or third, perhaps fourth) language and my mastering of it is (naturally) less than perfect. Tom The best and good luck. Jack Jack B. Arnold Professor of Psychology, Retired Saint Mary's College of California Tom Backer Johnsen wrote: Me and some colleagues are planning to write

Re: [R] Authoring a book

2006-08-24 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
very much in its infancy, but I may accept the offer when we have something to review. Tom ++ | Tom Backer Johnsen, Psychometrics Unit, Faculty of Psychology | | University of Bergen, Christies gt. 12, N-5015 Bergen, NORWAY

Re: [R] Authoring a book

2006-08-24 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
Peter Dalgaard wrote: Tom Backer Johnsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Me and some colleagues are planning to write a textbook together (Statistics using R) where the target audience for the book is psychologists and students of psychology. We thought that it might be a good idea to use a Wiki

Re: [R] Authoring a book

2006-08-24 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
Stefan Grosse wrote: I think Peter Dalgaard is right. Since you are able to use R I believe you will be very fast in learning LaTeX. I think it needs less then a week to learn the most common LaTeX commands. And setting up a wiki and trying then to convert this into a printable document

[R] Authoring a book

2006-08-22 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
Me and some colleagues are planning to write a textbook together (Statistics using R) where the target audience for the book is psychologists and students of psychology. We thought that it might be a good idea to use a Wiki when writing the text. Is that a good idea? Does anybody have any

[R] Significance test, Cronbach's Alpha

2006-06-05 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
Backer Johnsen, Psychometrics Unit, Faculty of Psychology | | University of Bergen, Christies gt. 12, N-5015 Bergen, NORWAY | | Tel : +47-5558-9185Fax : +47-5558-9879 | | Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED]URL : http://www.galton.uib.no

Re: [R] Significance test, Cronbach's Alpha

2006-06-05 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
Jim Lemon wrote: Tom Backer Johnsen wrote: Hello: I am reviewing a paper at the moment where the author reports a Cronbach's Alpha and adds a significance test of the value. I was not aware that such a test exists. Does it? If so, how is it done in R? Hi Tom, This may be due

Re: [R] significance test and cronbach

2006-06-05 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
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Re: [R] Significance test, Cronbach's Alpha

2006-06-05 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
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[R] Significance test, Cronbach's Alpha

2006-06-04 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
Hello: I am reading a paper at the moment where the author reports on a significance test of Cronbach's Alpha. I did not know that it is possible. Is it? If so, how? Tom ++ | Tom Backer Johnsen, Psychometrics Unit, Faculty

Re: [R] I am surprised (and a little irritated)

2006-04-20 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
file everything went smooth with no intervention on my part. Tom ++ | Tom Backer Johnsen, Psychometrics Unit, Faculty of Psychology | | University of Bergen, Christies gt. 12, N-5015 Bergen, NORWAY | | Tel : +47-5558-9185

Re: [R] I am surprised (and a little irritated)

2006-04-20 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
would be happy to send you the next readme for review. Thank you. I look forward to that. Tom ++ | Tom Backer Johnsen, Psychometrics Unit, Faculty of Psychology | | University of Bergen, Christies gt. 12, N-5015 Bergen, NORWAY

Re: [R] I am surprised (and a little irritated)

2006-04-20 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
, something that is (or should be) of concern to the advocates of R (where I regard myself as included). That is the reason for my mail to the list. Tom ++ | Tom Backer Johnsen, Psychometrics Unit, Faculty of Psychology

Re: [R] I am surprised (and a little irritated)

2006-04-20 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
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Re: [R] I am surprised (and a little irritated)

2006-04-20 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
++ | Tom Backer Johnsen, Psychometrics Unit, Faculty of Psychology | | University of Bergen, Christies gt. 12, N-5015 Bergen, NORWAY | | Tel : +47-5558-9185Fax : +47-5558-9879 | | Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED]URL : http://www.galton.uib.no

[R] I am surprised (and a little irritated)

2006-04-19 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
needed and place them in the right place. And simeone should get the OpenSuse people to include R in the installation. Tom ++ | Tom Backer Johnsen, Psychometrics Unit, Faculty of Psychology | | University of Bergen, Christies gt. 12

[R] Standardized regression weights with lm()

2006-02-27 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
(beta's). Of course, it is possible to standardize all variables involved to get this information, but that is a rather brute approach. Is there a simpler approach I can show my students? Tom ++ | Tom Backer Johnsen, Psychometrics Unit

Re: [R] Tranferring R results to word prosessors

2006-02-10 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
, in my R Gui preferences I use Courier New size 10, then if I choose that type of letter in my word processors, I see the same in both windows. Yes. Tom ++ | Tom Backer Johnsen, Psychometrics Unit, Faculty of Psychology

Re: [R] Transferring R results to word prosessors

2006-02-10 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
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Re: [R] Transferring R results to word prosessors

2006-02-10 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
At 06:09 10.02.2006 -0500, Doran, Harold wrote: I didn't follow this thread entirely, but I did make a LaTeX recommendation and I know that wasn't what you were asking for. But, if I may, let me respond to the ideas you present below in an attempt to be somewhat persuasive. No, you are

Re: [R] Transferring R results to word prosessors

2006-02-10 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
Thank you all for very useful and interesting responses. After reading the comments and after some experiments, I added the following to a text I will be handing out to the students (I would not mind comments): QUOTEThe contents of the text output from R may be very sophisticated, but the

Re: [R] Transferring R results to word prosessors

2006-02-10 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
At 17:10 09.02.2006 -0600, you wrote: Tom Backer Johnsen wrote: There has been an incredible number of responses in a short time, with a number of different suggestions. With hindsight, I must admit I have not been quite clear, so additional (somewhat lengthy) explanation is needed. I want

[R] Tranferring R results to word prosessors

2006-02-09 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
in R ? That would solve the problem. Tom ++ | Tom Backer Johnsen, Psychometrics Unit, Faculty of Psychology | | University of Bergen, Christies gt. 12, N-5015 Bergen, NORWAY | | Tel : +47-5558-9185Fax : +47

[R] Transferring R results to word prosessors

2006-02-09 Thread Tom Backer Johnsen
There has been an incredible number of responses in a short time, with a number of different suggestions. With hindsight, I must admit I have not been quite clear, so additional (somewhat lengthy) explanation is needed. I want to use R in an introductory course on multiple regression (among