Thanks Christian. The client is always right ... Tom
On Nov 23, 2009, at 10:32 AM, Christian Miner wrote: > sorry, I don't. I have data that I can estimate, but my client wants > to "What if..." 20 separate scenarios, and that requires a function. > > On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Thomas S. Dye <t...@tsdye.com> wrote: > Hi Christian, > > Do you have a reference to a publication where this has been done? > > All the best, > Tom > > On Nov 23, 2009, at 10:15 AM, Christian Miner wrote: > >> it's a tricky maneuver. When I finish the fit, the predict function >> will give me the values, and I can smooth this out so it looks like >> a nice non-linear equation. The last thing I need to do is find the >> equation, knowing I know have the x and y values, as they will >> relate to each other in a non-linear fashion. >> >> Matlab can do this, but I'd rather not go into that realm. >> >> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Thomas S. Dye <t...@tsdye.com> >> wrote: >> Hi Christian, >> >> I haven't seen an equation associated with a loess fit before. Do >> you have a reference to one of these? >> >> All the best, >> Tom >> >> >> On Nov 23, 2009, at 9:03 AM, Christian Miner wrote: >> >> I'm working on Loess fit models using R, once I have the fit >> accomplished, >> I'm looking to back-out the equation of the fitted non-linear curve, >> wondering if there is a way to determine this equation in R? I've >> been >> looking but can't find any literature. For me, the graph of the >> function is >> great, but without the equation of the graph, I'm kinda dead in the >> water. >> >> Christian Miner >> 503-866-6977 >> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Christian Miner >> 503-866-6977 >> > > > > > -- > Christian Miner > 503-866-6977 > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
