Re: [R] Weibull parameter estimation

2008-10-23 Thread Terry Therneau
> > I would like to fit weibull parameters using "Method of moments" in order to > provide the inital values of the parameter to de function 'fitdistr' . I > don`t have much experience with maths and I don't know how to do it. > > Can anyone please put me in the rigth direction? > A simple approac

Re: [R] Weibull parameter estimation

2008-10-22 Thread Göran Broström
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 1:57 PM, Borja Soto Varela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear R-users > > I would like to fit weibull parameters using "Method of moments" in order to > provide the inital values of the parameter to de function 'fitdistr' . I > don`t have much experience with maths and I don'

[R] Weibull parameter estimation

2008-10-22 Thread Borja Soto Varela
Dear R-users I would like to fit weibull parameters using "Method of moments" in order to provide the inital values of the parameter to de function 'fitdistr' . I don`t have much experience with maths and I don't know how to do it. Can anyone please put me in the rigth direction? Borja