Hello List and thanks in advance for all of your help,
I am trying implement a permutation test of a multinomial logistic regression ('multinom' within the nnet package). In the end I want to compare the parameter estimate from my data to the distribution of randomized parameter estimates. I have figured out how to permute my dependent variable (MNNUM) x number of times, apply multinomial logistic regression, to each permutation, and save the results in a list. Where I am stuck is figuring out how to take the mean and SD of the coefficients from my list of regressions. I know that the coefficients are stored in the $wts slot of the model. Below is what I have so far. I am sure there are nicer ways to do this and if you feel so inclined please suggest them. #this is a function to permute the MNNUM column once rand<- function(DF){ new.DF<-DF new.DF$MNNUM<-sample(new.DF$MNNUM) new.DF } #this function does one model I am interested in. modeltree<-function(DF){ MLM.plot <- multinom(MN_fact ~ Canpy + mean_dbh + num_beechoak + num_class5 + prop_hard , data=hfdata, trace=FALSE) MLM.plot } # this replicates the 'rand' function and applies a model resamp.funct<-function(DF,funct, n){ list<-replicate(n,rand(DF), simplify = FALSE) sapply(list, funct, simplify = FALSE) } #So if I paste below: l<-resamp.funct(hfdata, modeltree, 3) # I get > l<-resamp.funct(hfdata, modltree, 3) > l [[1]] Call: multinom(formula = MN_fact ~ Canpy + mean_dbh + num_beechoak + num_class5 + prop_hard, data = hfdata, trace = FALSE) Coefficients: (Intercept) Canpy mean_dbh num_beechoak num_class5 prop_hard none -11.1845028 0.063880939 0.08440340 -0.7050239 -0.0998379 6.894522 sabrinus -10.6848488 0.055157318 0.19276777 -0.6441996 0.1219245 3.325704 volans -0.2481854 0.004410597 -0.02710102 -0.1061700 -0.1858376 2.495856 Residual Deviance: 163.7211 AIC: 199.7211 [[2]] Call: multinom(formula = MN_fact ~ Canpy + mean_dbh + num_beechoak + num_class5 + prop_hard, data = hfdata, trace = FALSE) Coefficients: (Intercept) Canpy mean_dbh num_beechoak num_class5 prop_hard none -11.1845028 0.063880939 0.08440340 -0.7050239 -0.0998379 6.894522 sabrinus -10.6848488 0.055157318 0.19276777 -0.6441996 0.1219245 3.325704 volans -0.2481854 0.004410597 -0.02710102 -0.1061700 -0.1858376 2.495856 Residual Deviance: 163.7211 AIC: 199.7211 [[3]] Call: multinom(formula = MN_fact ~ Canpy + mean_dbh + num_beechoak + num_class5 + prop_hard, data = hfdata, trace = FALSE) Coefficients: (Intercept) Canpy mean_dbh num_beechoak num_class5 prop_hard none -11.1845028 0.063880939 0.08440340 -0.7050239 -0.0998379 6.894522 sabrinus -10.6848488 0.055157318 0.19276777 -0.6441996 0.1219245 3.325704 volans -0.2481854 0.004410597 -0.02710102 -0.1061700 -0.1858376 2.495856 Residual Deviance: 163.7211 AIC: 199.7211 [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.