Re: [R] Error in metafor documentation on maximum iterations
At 19:01 16/08/2012, Viechtbauer Wolfgang (STAT) wrote: I had noticed this oversight a while ago. In an updated version of the metafor package (hopefully to be released in the near future), the argument will be called maxiter (as intended). Using maxit will then work as well, due to partial matching. Thanks for bringing this to my attention though. Also, the package name is metafor (spelled with an f). It's supposed to be a (convoluted) abbreviation for META-analysis FOr R). I suppose metaphor would then be META-analysis PHOr R, but I decided against that (other candidates were metaforR, metafoR, and a few others). Well, at the time, I thought the name metafor was clever. These days, I am not so sure anymore. The big advantage of metafor is that it is not the (English) word for metaphor so making Google searching for metafor a lot easier (at least from my location). Readers in the Nordic countries mileage probably varies here. Best, Wolfgang -- Wolfgang Viechtbauer, Ph.D., Statistician Department of Psychiatry and Psychology School for Mental Health and Neuroscience Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616 (VIJV1) 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands +31 (43) 388-4170 | http://www.wvbauer.com -Original Message- From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Michael Weylandt Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 04:19 To: John Hodgson Cc: r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] Error in metafor documentation on maximum iterations Send this to Wolfgang directly. See maintainer(metaphor) Michael On Aug 15, 2012, at 12:13 PM, John Hodgson j...@formby.plus.com wrote: Both the official R documentation and Wolfgang's paper in the Journal of Statistical Science describing this (extremely useful) package, name the control variable for maximum iterations in numeric model fitting as 'maxiter'. The correct name is 'maxit'. A small point concerning an (I guess) infrequently used bit of functionality, but this may help save someone an hour or so's head scratching! John Hodgson __ 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. __ 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. Michael Dewey i...@aghmed.fsnet.co.uk http://www.aghmed.fsnet.co.uk/home.html __ 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.
Re: [R] Error in metafor documentation on maximum iterations
I had noticed this oversight a while ago. In an updated version of the metafor package (hopefully to be released in the near future), the argument will be called maxiter (as intended). Using maxit will then work as well, due to partial matching. Thanks for bringing this to my attention though. Also, the package name is metafor (spelled with an f). It's supposed to be a (convoluted) abbreviation for META-analysis FOr R). I suppose metaphor would then be META-analysis PHOr R, but I decided against that (other candidates were metaforR, metafoR, and a few others). Well, at the time, I thought the name metafor was clever. These days, I am not so sure anymore. Best, Wolfgang -- Wolfgang Viechtbauer, Ph.D., Statistician Department of Psychiatry and Psychology School for Mental Health and Neuroscience Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616 (VIJV1) 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands +31 (43) 388-4170 | http://www.wvbauer.com -Original Message- From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Michael Weylandt Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 04:19 To: John Hodgson Cc: r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] Error in metafor documentation on maximum iterations Send this to Wolfgang directly. See maintainer(metaphor) Michael On Aug 15, 2012, at 12:13 PM, John Hodgson j...@formby.plus.com wrote: Both the official R documentation and Wolfgang's paper in the Journal of Statistical Science describing this (extremely useful) package, name the control variable for maximum iterations in numeric model fitting as 'maxiter'. The correct name is 'maxit'. A small point concerning an (I guess) infrequently used bit of functionality, but this may help save someone an hour or so's head scratching! John Hodgson __ 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. __ 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. __ 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.
[R] Error in metafor documentation on maximum iterations
Both the official R documentation and Wolfgang's paper in the Journal of Statistical Science describing this (extremely useful) package, name the control variable for maximum iterations in numeric model fitting as 'maxiter'. The correct name is 'maxit'. A small point concerning an (I guess) infrequently used bit of functionality, but this may help save someone an hour or so's head scratching! John Hodgson __ 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.
Re: [R] Error in metafor documentation on maximum iterations
Send this to Wolfgang directly. See maintainer(metaphor) Michael On Aug 15, 2012, at 12:13 PM, John Hodgson j...@formby.plus.com wrote: Both the official R documentation and Wolfgang's paper in the Journal of Statistical Science describing this (extremely useful) package, name the control variable for maximum iterations in numeric model fitting as 'maxiter'. The correct name is 'maxit'. A small point concerning an (I guess) infrequently used bit of functionality, but this may help save someone an hour or so's head scratching! John Hodgson __ 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. __ 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.
