Re: [Rd] default for 'signif.stars'

2019-03-29 Thread Andrew Robinson
Hi Martin, I take your point - but I'd argue that significance stars are a clumsy solution to the very real problem that you outline, and their inclusion as a default sends a signal about their appropriateness that I would prefer R not to endorse. My preference (to the extent that it matters) wou

Re: [Rd] authorship and citation

2015-10-05 Thread Andrew Robinson
wise I don't >> feel comfortable citing my former co-author for the current work he hasn't >> contributed to. >> >> At this point, I would really use an advice, as on the other hand I >> wouldn't want to break any regulation I might not be aware of. >> >> Best wishes, &

[Rd] Hardly worth a bug report, but ...

2008-04-05 Thread Andrew Robinson
is missing between support and with, or with should be removed. Andrew -- Andrew Robinson Department of Mathematics and StatisticsTel: +61-3-8344-6410 University of Melbourne, VIC 3010 Australia Fax: +61-3-8344-4599 http://www.ms.unimelb.edu.au/~andrewpr http://blogs.mbs.edu/fish

Re: [Rd] A suggestion for an amendment to tapply

2007-11-07 Thread Andrew Robinson
On Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 08:15:17AM +0100, Peter Dalgaard wrote: > Andrew Robinson wrote: > >These are important concerns. It seems to me that adding an argument > >as suggested by Bill will allow the user to side-step the problem > >identified by Brian. > > &

Re: [Rd] A suggestion for an amendment to tapply

2007-11-06 Thread Andrew Robinson
>Mobile: +61 4 8819 4402 > >Home Phone: +61 7 3286 7700 > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://www.cmis.csiro.au/bill.venables/ > > > >-Original Message- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROT

[Rd] A suggestion for an amendment to tapply

2007-11-05 Thread Andrew Robinson
attached script provides the new function in full, and demonstrates its application in some simple test cases. Best wishes, Andrew -- Andrew Robinson Department of Mathematics and StatisticsTel: +61-3-8344-9763 University of Melbourne, VIC 3010 Australia Fax: +61-3

Re: [Rd] Matrix package: compilation error

2007-03-31 Thread Andrew Robinson
- cannot continue > >> ERROR: compilation failed for package 'Matrix' > >> ** Removing '/usr/local/lib/R/library/Matrix' > >> - > >> > >> > >> Under FreeBSD I have installed the LAPACK package (3.0.2) with library > >>

Re: [Rd] Making a patch

2006-07-23 Thread Andrew Robinson
Thanks Gregor, I will go ahead with that unless anyone has any other advice or preferences. Cheers Andrew On Sun, Jul 23, 2006 at 11:37:42PM +, Gregor Gorjanc wrote: > Hi, > > Andrew Robinson ms.unimelb.edu.au> writes: > > > > Dear R developers, > > >

[Rd] Making a patch

2006-07-23 Thread Andrew Robinson
objective function. I've edited the nlme/R/lme.R and nlme/man/lmeControl.Rd files. I can diff the files, but the options seem numerous. I haven't been able to find any hinst on the preferred approach. Any advice would be welcomed. Cheers Andrew -- Andrew Robinson Department of Mathe

Re: [Rd] R 2.3.1 release candidates starting tomorrow

2006-05-26 Thread Andrew Robinson
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Re: [Rd] R 2.3.0 (alpha) on FreeBSD 6.1 fails make check-all

2006-03-28 Thread Andrew Robinson
> > A better fix is probably not to use a tolerance but rather to do a > downwards search using phyper. > > > On Tue, 28 Mar 2006, Andrew Robinson wrote: > > >This is from 2.2.1: > > > >>Phyper <- phyper(7, m = 40, n = 30, k = 20) > >>print(Phy

Re: [Rd] R 2.3.0 (alpha) on FreeBSD 6.1 fails make check-all

2006-03-28 Thread Andrew Robinson
not to use a tolerance but rather to do a > downwards search using phyper. > > > On Tue, 28 Mar 2006, Andrew Robinson wrote: > > >This is from 2.2.1: > > > >>Phyper <- phyper(7, m = 40, n = 30, k = 20) > >>print(Phyper, digits=16) > >[

Re: [Rd] R 2.3.0 (alpha) on FreeBSD 6.1 fails make check-all

2006-03-28 Thread Andrew Robinson
Addendum: the following is true for both 2.2.1 and 2.3.0 > > > qhyper(0.01796062766370490, m = 40, n = 30, k = 20) > [1] 7 > > qhyper(0.01796062766370491, m = 40, n = 30, k = 20) > [1] 8 > -- Andrew Robinson Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Re: [Rd] R 2.3.0 (alpha) on FreeBSD 6.1 fails make check-all

2006-03-28 Thread Andrew Robinson
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 (I also tried on WinXP R 2.2.1, and got the expected 1:20 back.) On Tue, Mar 28, 2006 at 12:02:11PM +0100, Prof Brian Ripley wrote: > Then we need you to dig in to find out why. I'd start by seeing if Phyper > had changed (either by printing it to 16dp or by savi

Re: [Rd] R 2.3.0 (alpha) on FreeBSD 6.1 fails make check-all

2006-03-28 Thread Andrew Robinson
Prof Brian Ripley wrote: > On Tue, 28 Mar 2006, Andrew Robinson wrote: > > >You're welcome. You are correct. d-p-q-r-tests.Rout.fail > >shows: > > > >>All.eq(Rhyper, qhyper (Phyper, m = 40, n = 30, k = 20)) > >[1] "Mean scaled diffe

Re: [Rd] R 2.3.0 (alpha) on FreeBSD 6.1 fails make check-all

2006-03-28 Thread Andrew Robinson
y recent change to qhyper.c (or things I > can see it uses such as lfastchoose) is cosmetic. > > Can you confirm the diagnosis is correct so far? > > > On Tue, 28 Mar 2006, Andrew Robinson wrote: > > >Hi Developers, > > > >The alpha, compiles successf

[Rd] R 2.3.0 (alpha) on FreeBSD 6.1 fails make check-all

2006-03-27 Thread Andrew Robinson
to 0 in R 2.2.1 and earlier > I hope that this is helpful. Thanks are due to Peter Dalgaard for guidance. So, thanks Peter :). Cheers Andrew -- Andrew Robinson Department of Mathematics and StatisticsTel: +61-3-8344-9763 University of Melbourne, VIC 3010 A

Re: [Rd] strange lme errors (PR#8477)

2006-01-12 Thread Andrew Robinson
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Re: [Rd] R on Zaurus (was: Wish list)

2006-01-01 Thread Andrew Robinson
rd. Simon's site implies that improvements are being implemented. Cheers Andrew -- Andrew Robinson Senior Lecturer in Statistics Tel: +61-3-8344-9763 Department of Mathematics and StatisticsFax: +61-3-8344-4599 University of Melbourne, VIC 3010 Australia

Re: [Rd] Brainstorm: Alpha and Beta testing of R versions

2005-11-07 Thread Andrew Robinson
n environment that actively mitigates against the kinds of error that you/we find so frustrating. A sort of TQM strategy. Cheers Andrew -- Andrew Robinson Senior Lecturer in Statistics Tel: +61-3-8344-9763 Department of Mathematics and StatisticsFax: +61-3-8

[Rd] Brainstorm: Alpha and Beta testing of R versions

2005-11-05 Thread Andrew Robinson
t follow the R protocol are the consequence of deliberate malfeasance. To paraphrase Ian Fleming: Once is happenstance. Twice is incompetence. The third time, Mr. Bond, is enemy action. So, ... 9) Publicly thank bug reporters whether their reports are useful or not. I just goo