[R] User manual or tutorial for GAM package

Bert Gunter gunter.berton at gene.com
Thu Feb 26 23:34:15 CET 2009


 
-- or perhaps even the section on "Additive Models" in the latest edition of
V&R's MASS (still a useul book to have in one's library, IMHO, although,
like me, it's getting grayer)


Bert Gunter
Genentech Nonclinical Biostatistics
650-467-7374

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Subject: Re: [R] User manual or tutorial for GAM package


On Feb 26, 2009, at 4:54 PM, David Winsemius wrote:

>
> On Feb 26, 2009, at 4:44 PM, Neotropical bat risk assessments wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I would like to run the gam package, but can not quite seem to get  
>> the syntax correct for my data format as simple as it is.
>>
>> The gamlss package has a user manual but other than the help with  
>> gam package I can not find a user manual per se.
>
> Maybe you need to buy the book:
>
>
http://www.amazon.com/Generalized-Additive-Models-Introduction-Statistical/d
p/1584884746

OR

"Statistical Models in S" chapter 7 by Hastie
http://www.amazon.com/Statistical-Models-Chapman-Computer-Science/dp/0412052
911

> -- 
> David Winsemius
>
>
>>
>>
>> I did install the gamair that has loads of sample data so perhaps  
>> trail and error with my data I can get something to work.
>>
>> Anyone who can point me to a link for a download tutorial?
>>
>> Climbing the steep learning curve and spending a hour or so per day  
>> is beginning to pay off with most areas of R
>>
>> Tnx
>>
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