Re: [R-sig-eco] MuMIn package, Inquiry on summary output _ Conditional or Full average models?

2016-02-16 Thread Cade, Brian
You might want to reconsider whether it make any sense to model average the individual regression coefficients. See Cade (2015. Model averaging and muddled multimodel inferences. Ecology 96: 2370-2382). Brian Brian S. Cade, PhD U. S. Geological Survey Fort Collins Science Center 2150 Centre

[R-sig-eco] MuMIn package, Inquiry on summary output _ Conditional or Full average models?

2016-02-14 Thread Laura Riggi
Dear all, I have a question regarding the output for model averaging in R with MuMin package. In the summary for model averaging two models of coefficient calculations come out: the "full average" and the "conditional (or subset) average" model (example of output below). As explained on the

Re: [R-sig-eco] MuMIn package, Inquiry on summary output _ Conditional or Full average models?

2016-02-14 Thread Daniel Gruner
Dear Laura, Grueber et al. (2011) discusses the distinctions and the rationale for making this choice (p 705-706), citing Burnham & Anderson (2002) and Nakagawa and Freckleton (2011). Burnham KP, and DR Anderson (2002). Model Selection and Multimodel Inference: a Practical