>>>>> "AndyL" == Liaw, Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:21:17 -0400 writes:
AndyL> What would be nice is to have something like a AndyL> "robust" task view... Andy Indeed. I have volunteered to do this a while ago. First wanted to get "robustbase" to a "reasonable" state. A 'robust' CRAN task view is planned to be done by the end of the summer, hopefully even earlier. Martin AndyL> From: Berton Gunter >> Many thanks for this Martin. There now are several >> packages with what appear to be overlapping functions (or >> at least algorithms). Besides those you mentioned, >> "robust" and "roblm" are at least two others. Any >> recommendations about how or whether to choose among >> these for us enthusiastic but non-expert users? >> >> >> Cheers, Bert >> >> >> > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Maechler >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, >> June 22, 2006 2:04 AM > To: Berton Gunter > Cc: 'Robert >> Powell'; r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch > Subject: Re: [R] >> Rosner's test >> > >> > >>>>> "BertG" == Berton Gunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > >>>>> on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:34:48 -0700 writes: >> > >> > BertG> RSiteSearch('Rosner') ?RSiteSearch or search >> directly > BertG> from CRAN. >> > >> > BertG> Incidentally, I'll repeat what I've said > >> BertG> before. Don't do outlier tests. They're > BertG> >> dangerous. Use robust methods instead. >> > >> > Yes, yes, yes!!! >> > >> > Note that rlm() or cov.rob() from recommended package >> MASS will most > probably be sufficient for your needs. >> > >> > For slightly newer methodology, look at package >> 'robustbase', or also > 'rrcov'. >> > >> > Martin Maechler, ETH Zurich >> > >> > BertG> -- Bert Gunter Genentech Non-Clinical Statistics >> > BertG> South San Francisco, CA >> > >> > BertG> "The business of the statistician is to catalyze >> the > BertG> scientific learning process." - George >> E. P. Box >> > >> > >> > >> >> ______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> AndyL> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AndyL> Notice: This e-mail message, together with any AndyL> attachments, contains information of Merck & Co., AndyL> Inc. (One Merck Drive, Whitehouse Station, New AndyL> Jersey, USA 08889), and/or its affiliates (which may AndyL> be known outside the United States as Merck Frosst, AndyL> Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD and in Japan, as Banyu) AndyL> that may be confidential, proprietary copyrighted AndyL> and/or legally privileged. It is intended solely for AndyL> the use of the individual or entity named on this AndyL> message. If you are not the intended recipient, and AndyL> have received this message in error, please notify us AndyL> immediately by reply e-mail and then delete it from AndyL> your system. AndyL> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ______________________________________________ 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