Hi Cliff -- thanks for the suggestion.

I tried extracting the predicted mean and standard error using predict(). Afterwards I simulated the dependent variable using rnorm(), with mean and standard deviation taken from the predict() function (sd = sqrt(n)*se). The points obtained this way were scattered far too much (compared to points obtained with simulate()) -- I am not quite sure why.

Unfortunately the documentation of the simulate() function does not provide much information about how it is implemented, which makes it difficult to judge which method is best (predict() or simulate(), and it is also unclear whether simulate() can be applied to glms (with family=gaussian or binomial).

Any suggestions for how to proceed?

Jacob


On 12 Aug 2009, at 13:11, Clifford Long wrote:

Would the "predict" routine (using 'newdata') do what you need?

Cliff Long
Hollister Incorporated



On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 4:33 AM, Jacob Nabe- Nielsen<jacobn...@me.com> wrote:
Dear List,

Does anyone know how to simulate data from a GLM object correponding
to values of the independent (x) variable that do not occur in the
original dataset?

I have tried using simulate(), but it generates a new value of the
dependent variable corresponding to each of the original x-values,
which is not what I need. Ideally I whould like to simulate new values for GLM objects both with family="gaussian" and with family="binomial".

Thanks in advance,
Jacob

Jacob Nabe-Nielsen, PhD, MSc
Scientist
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Department of Arctic Environment
National Enviornmental Research Institute
Aarhus University
Frederiksborgvej 399, Postbox 358
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email: n...@dmu.dk
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