On 3/08/19 3:51 PM, Bert Gunter wrote:
Spencer: Sorry, but I'll be blunt. IMO, you are misusing this list (see the posting guide). You clearly don't know what you're doing statistically and need to consult with your advisors. This list cannot and is not meant to serve that purpose -- it is for for R programming issues. If your advisors can't or won't help you, you might try stats.stackexchange.com, which does deal with statistical issues. But I could not guarantee that they would act as a statistical consulting service for you, which seems to be what you seek.
I very firmly agree with Bert's post. It seems to me that Spencer's postings demonstrate fundamental misunderstanding both of R and of statistical science. He gives the impression that he *thinks* he understands a great deal more than he actually does, with the result that the questions he asks are generally ill-conceived and ill-posed. He appears to be attempting advanced statistical analysis without having mastered the elementary basics.
Spencer should focus on remedying his misconceptions and filling in the lacunae in his knowledge.
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