Re: [R] NaNs in Nested Mixed Model

2011-03-17 Thread Johan Stenberg
lmer Fisher > > The plural of anecdote is not data. > ~ Roger Brinner > > The combination of some data and an aching desire for an answer does not > ensure that a reasonable answer can be extracted from a given body of data. > ~ John Tukey > > >> -Oorspronkelijk

[R] NaNs in Nested Mixed Model

2011-03-08 Thread Johan Stenberg
Dear R users, I have a problem with something called "NaNs" in a nested mixed model. The background is that I have studied the number of insect nymphs emerging from replicated Willow genotypes in the field. I have 15 replicates each of 4 Willow genotypes belonging two 2 Willow species. Now I want

[R] Hierarchical glm with binomial family

2009-05-27 Thread Johan Stenberg
Dear members of the R help list, I want to do a hierarchical glm with binomial family but am unsure about how to write the syntax which involves nesting. I want to test whether the risk of being attacked by Herbivores for Meadowsweet plants is significantly dependent on the Distance to heterospec