weights=3 means `I have 3 of these'. That is what `case weights' means. On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Steve Sullivan wrote:
> I see that "case weights" can be optioned in multinom(). I wanted to > make sure I understand what weights= is expecting. My weights (not > really mine but I'm stuck with them) are noninteger, are not scaled to > sum to the sample size, and larger weights are intended to increase > influence. > > > > The description of various types of weights is a perennial confusion for > me; sorry. > > > > STS > > > > Steven Sullivan, Ph.D. > > Senior Associate > > The QED Group, LLC > > 1250 Eye St. NW, Suite 802 > > Washington, DC 20005 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 202.898.1910.x15 (v) > > 202.898.0887 (f) > > 202.421.8161 (m) > > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > -- Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
