I just realized that the pdf on CRAN is corrupt, a new package has been uploaded and will percolate through over the next few days, one supposes.
Robert Gentleman wrote: > Hi, > There should be a 20 page pdf document in the doc directory, > distributed with the package. That answers most of these questions. > > Also, please read the posting guide so that you give enough > information to actually have some chance of answering your questions, > > best wishes > Robert > > Pavel Khomski wrote: >> hello! >> >> my question conserns with use of "panel" package (written by R.C.Gentlman) >> (unfortunately the manual and help sites are very short) >> >> 1. is it possible to do analysis just without a(ny) covariate? i >> suggest do it by introducing a covariate with level=0 in all >> obervations, this because of Q(z)=Q_o exp(beta*z), but it seemingly >> doesn't work > > meaning what? >> 2. in the option gamma in the call of panel function: do you mean an >> initial value for parameter vector gamma? >> say if i have 3 theta-parameters, so i have to initialize >> gamma=c(xxx,xxx,xxx), correct? > > yes >> 3. are the (first ) observed times =0 allowed (in $time vectors) or >> schould in such a case begin with =1, if there are any? > > I suspect 0, but since you have said nothing about what you are > actually trying to do, it is entirely a guess on my part > > best wishes > Robert > >> >> thanks for your response >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > -- Robert Gentleman, PhD Program in Computational Biology Division of Public Health Sciences Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center 1100 Fairview Ave. N, M2-B876 PO Box 19024 Seattle, Washington 98109-1024 206-667-7700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html