Dear Martin and Uwe,
I did indeed have a few -Inf values in my data frame. Few enough that
I didn't notice them when I inspected my data.
Thanks a lot for helping me better understand the MASS *package* :-)
Pieter
On 10/17/06, Martin Maechler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>>> "Pieter" == Pieter Vermeesch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>>>> on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:15:59 +0200 writes:
>
> Pieter> I'm trying to do a linear discriminant analysis on a
> Pieter> dataset of three classes ("Affinities"), using the
> Pieter> MASS library:
> ^^^^^^^
> No, no! MASS *package* (please!)
>
> >> data.frame2 <- na.omit(data.frame1)
> >>
> >> data.ld = lda(AFFINITY ~ ., data.frame2, prior = c(1,1,1)/3)
>
> Pieter> Error in var(x - group.means[g, ]) : missing observations in
> cov/cor
>
> Pieter> What does this error message mean and how can I get rid of it?
>
> You have (+ or -) 'Inf' data values which na.omit() does not
> omit and 'x - group.means[g, ]' contains 'Inf - Inf' which is NaN.
>
> Ideally, MASS:::lda.default() would check for such a case and
> give a more user-friendly error message.
>
> Pieter> Thanks!
>
> you're welcome.
> Martin Maechler, ETH Zurich
>
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Pieter Vermeesch
ETH Zürich, Isotope Geology and Mineral Resources
Clausiusstrasse 25, NW C 85, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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