I am using version 0.98-7 of the Matrix package. I used the RGui
"Install Packages..." menu option to get the lme4 package from CRAN and
this version of the Matrix was automatically downloaded as well.
Martin Maechler wrote:
>>>>>>"Mark" == Mark Lyman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>> on Thu, 29 Sep 2005 14:44:38 -0600 writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>
> Mark> I am relatively new to R so I am not confident enough in what I am
> doing
> Mark> to be certain this is a bug.
>
>
> Mark> I am running R 2.1.1 on a Windows XP
> Mark> machine and the lme4 package version 0.98-1.
>
>lme4 nowadays is heavily based on "Matrix" which version are you
>using there?
>
> Mark> The following code fits the model I want using the
> Mark> nlme package version 3.1-60.
>
> < .............. > {see a script at the end}
>
> Mark> The problem is that when I try fitting the model using
> Mark> the lmer function with the following code:
>
> Mark> lmer(adg~trt+(1|loc)+(1|block:loc)+(1|loc:trt),mltloc)
>
> Mark> I get this message from Windows and R closes.
>
> Mark> >> R for Windows GUI front-end has encountered a problem and needs
> to
> Mark> >> close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
>
>That definitely means there is a bug.
>The question is *where* the bug is: "lme4", "Matrix", "R", "Windows".
>
>One first thing coming to mind is a mismatch of "lme4" and "Matri
>
> Mark> This same code works on a Macintosh. So it doesn't
> Mark> seem that I have made an error in my code.
>
>correct; I can also fit the model nice and quickly on Linux,
>and summary() confirms the same fit {with the "usual problem" of
>different estimates for the degrees of freedoms 'df'}.
>
>So currently the bug only shows on the Windows platform.
>Could it be that you have a mismatching package "Matrix" version
>there, but not on the Mac?
>
> Mark> Also if anyone of the random effect terms is removed there is
> Mark> no problem. Is this something that is being looked at?
>
>not yet, AFAIK.
>
> Mark> Or I have I made a mistake somewhere? I have included
> Mark> the data that I am using below.
>
>I'm putting the data and an R script up for FTP,
>so that you or others can run this ``from anywhere'' via
>
> source("ftp://stat.ethz.ch/U/maechler/R/mltloc-ex.R";, echo = TRUE)
>
>Maybe this helps diagnosis,
>Martin Maechler
>
>
>
>
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