> >>> Currently the `gaussian' family's initialization code signals an error if
> >>> any response data are zero or negative and a log link is used. Given that
> >>> zero or negative response data are perfectly legitimate under the GLM
> >>> fitted using `gaussian("log")', this seems a bit unsatisf
> > Currently the `gaussian' family's initialization code signals an error if
> > any response data are zero or negative and a log link is used. Given that
> > zero or negative response data are perfectly legitimate under the GLM
> > fitted using `gaussian("log")', this seems a bit unsatisfactory.
On Tue, 11 Apr 2006, Simon Wood wrote:
>>> Currently the `gaussian' family's initialization code signals an error if
>>> any response data are zero or negative and a log link is used. Given that
>>> zero or negative response data are perfectly legitimate under the GLM
>>> fitted using `gaussian("l
On Tue, 11 Apr 2006, Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Apr 2006, Simon Wood wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Currently the `gaussian' family's initialization code signals an error if
>> any response data are zero or negative and a log link is used. Given that
>> zero or negative response data are perfect
On Tue, 11 Apr 2006, Simon Wood wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Currently the `gaussian' family's initialization code signals an error if
> any response data are zero or negative and a log link is used. Given that
> zero or negative response data are perfectly legitimate under the GLM
> fitted using `gaussian("l
Hi,
Currently the `gaussian' family's initialization code signals an error if
any response data are zero or negative and a log link is used. Given that
zero or negative response data are perfectly legitimate under the GLM
fitted using `gaussian("log")', this seems a bit unsatisfactory. Might
it be