What would be nice is to have something like a "robust" task view...
Andy From: Berton Gunter > > Many thanks for this Martin. There now are several packages > with what appear to be overlapping functions (or at least > algorithms). Besides those you mentioned, "robust" and > "roblm" are at least two others. Any recommendations about > how or whether to choose among these for us enthusiastic but > non-expert users? > > > Cheers, > Bert > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Martin Maechler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 2:04 AM > > To: Berton Gunter > > Cc: 'Robert Powell'; r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch > > Subject: Re: [R] Rosner's test > > > > >>>>> "BertG" == Berton Gunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>>>> on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:34:48 -0700 writes: > > > > BertG> RSiteSearch('Rosner') ?RSiteSearch or search directly > > BertG> from CRAN. > > > > BertG> Incidentally, I'll repeat what I've said > > BertG> before. Don't do outlier tests. They're > > BertG> dangerous. Use robust methods instead. > > > > Yes, yes, yes!!! > > > > Note that rlm() or cov.rob() from recommended package > MASS will most > > probably be sufficient for your needs. > > > > For slightly newer methodology, look at package > 'robustbase', or also > > 'rrcov'. > > > > Martin Maechler, ETH Zurich > > > > BertG> -- Bert Gunter Genentech Non-Clinical Statistics > > BertG> South San Francisco, CA > > > > BertG> "The business of the statistician is to catalyze the > > BertG> scientific learning process." - George E. P. Box > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html