Try
weights = as.numeric(total)
BTW, there is a SIG (Special Interest Group) for lmer.
https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mixed-models
HTH,
--sundar
Chris O'Brien said the following on 8/14/2007 11:00 AM:
> Dear R users,
>
> Prof. Ripley just corrected my understanding of the use of
Dear R users,
Prof. Ripley just corrected my understanding of the use of weights in glm,
which I thought would allow me to correctly use lmer. However I'm still
having problems.
My data takes the form of # of infected and uninfected individuals that
were measured over time under different tre
