> > One example among many: I tell it > > library (gam) all I get is an error message. > > Error in library (gam) : there is no package called 'gam' > > Well, does this mean what it says, or does it mean something > different? For > example, does it mean that such-and-such computer program has not > yet been > downloaded?
It just means you need to install the library as R comes with only the default libraries. To install the gam library, use the following command: install.packages("gam", dependencies = TRUE) It downloads and installs the gam package and all its dependencies. You can use this for installing any package you find. Cheers, Wee-Jin ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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.