Re: [R] Problem with glm, gaussian family with log-link

2012-11-26 Thread ilai
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 5:33 AM, Florian Weiler wrote: > Dear all, > > I am using the book "Generalized Linera Models and Extension" by Hardin and > Hilbe (second edition, 2007) at the moment. The authors suggest that > instead of OLS models, "the log link is generally used for response data > th

[R] Problem with glm, gaussian family with log-link

2012-11-26 Thread Florian Weiler
Dear all, I am using the book "Generalized Linera Models and Extension" by Hardin and Hilbe (second edition, 2007) at the moment. The authors suggest that instead of OLS models, "the log link is generally used for response data that take only positive values on the continuous scale". Of course the