Re: [R] Maximum number of variables allowed in a multiple linearregression model

2008-02-06 Thread Douglas Bates
On Feb 6, 2008 11:28 AM, Tony Plate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bert Gunter wrote: > > I strongly suggest you collaborate with a local statistician. I can think of > > no circumstance where multiple regression on "hundreds of thousands of > > variables" is anything more than a fancy random number

Re: [R] Maximum number of variables allowed in a multiple linearregression model

2008-02-06 Thread Tony Plate
Bert Gunter wrote: > I strongly suggest you collaborate with a local statistician. I can think of > no circumstance where multiple regression on "hundreds of thousands of > variables" is anything more than a fancy random number generator. That sounds like a challenge! What is the largest regress

Re: [R] Maximum number of variables allowed in a multiple linearregression model

2008-02-05 Thread Bert Gunter
I strongly suggest you collaborate with a local statistician. I can think of no circumstance where multiple regression on "hundreds of thousands of variables" is anything more than a fancy random number generator. -- Bert Gunter Genentech Nonclinical Statistics -Original Message- From: [