Re: [R] reference on contr.helmert and typo on its help page.

2009-11-10 Thread Gavin Simpson
On Mon, 2009-11-09 at 19:31 -0600, Peng Yu wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 7:32 PM, John Fox  wrote:
> > Dear Peng,
> >
> > I'm tempted to try to get an entry in the fortunes package but will instead
> > try to answer your questions directly:
> 
> I can not install 'fortunes'. What are the fortunes packages about?
> > install.packages("fortunes", repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org";)
> Warning: unable to access index for repository
> http://R-Forge.R-project.org/bin/macosx/leopard/contrib/2.9
> Warning message:
> In getDependencies(pkgs, dependencies, available, lib) :
>   package ‘fortunes’ is not available

It is on CRAN. just do:

install.packages("fortunes")

Choose a repository near to you and it should install.

There appears to be a problem with R-forge and Mac OsX binaries. The
code you show above works for me on linux and R2.9.x

G

> 
> >> I did read Section 9.1.2 and various other textbooks before posting my
> >> questions. But each reference uses slightly different notations and
> >> terminology. I get confused and would like a description that
> >> summaries everything so that I don't have to refer to many different
> >> resources. May I ask a few questions on the section in your textbook?
> >>
> >> Which variable in Section 9.1.2 is "a matrix of contrasts" mentioned
> >> in the help page of 'contr.helmert'? Which matrix of contrast in R
> >> corresponds to dummy regression? With different R formula, e.g. y ~ x
> >> vs. y ~ x -1, $X_F$ (mentioned on page 189) is different and hence
> >> $\beta_F$ (mentioned in eq. 9.3) is be different. So my understanding
> >> is that the matrix of contrast should depend on the formula. But it is
> >> not according to the help page of "contr.helmert".
> >
> > If the model is simply y ~ A, for the factor A, then cbind(1, contrasts(A))
> > is what I call X_B, the row-basis of the model matrix. As I explain in the
> > section that you read, the level means are mu = X_B beta, and thus beta =
> > X_B^-1 mu = 0 are the hypotheses tested by the contrasts. Moreover, if, as
> > in Helmert contrasts, the columns of X_B are orthogonal, then so are the
> > rows of X_B^-1, and the latter are simply rescalings of the former. That
> > allows one conveniently to code the hypotheses directly in X_B; all this is
> > also explained in that section of my book, and is essentially what Peter D.
> > told you. In R, contr.treatment and contr.SAS provide dummy-variable (0/1)
> > coding of regressors, differing only in the selection of the reference
> > level.
> 
> What is the mathematical definition of polynomial contrasts? Why
> polynomial contrasts are the default contrasts for ordered factors?
> 
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Re: [R] reference on contr.helmert and typo on its help page.

2009-11-09 Thread Peng Yu
On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 7:32 PM, John Fox  wrote:
> Dear Peng,
>
> I'm tempted to try to get an entry in the fortunes package but will instead
> try to answer your questions directly:

I can not install 'fortunes'. What are the fortunes packages about?
> install.packages("fortunes", repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org";)
Warning: unable to access index for repository
http://R-Forge.R-project.org/bin/macosx/leopard/contrib/2.9
Warning message:
In getDependencies(pkgs, dependencies, available, lib) :
  package ‘fortunes’ is not available

>> I did read Section 9.1.2 and various other textbooks before posting my
>> questions. But each reference uses slightly different notations and
>> terminology. I get confused and would like a description that
>> summaries everything so that I don't have to refer to many different
>> resources. May I ask a few questions on the section in your textbook?
>>
>> Which variable in Section 9.1.2 is "a matrix of contrasts" mentioned
>> in the help page of 'contr.helmert'? Which matrix of contrast in R
>> corresponds to dummy regression? With different R formula, e.g. y ~ x
>> vs. y ~ x -1, $X_F$ (mentioned on page 189) is different and hence
>> $\beta_F$ (mentioned in eq. 9.3) is be different. So my understanding
>> is that the matrix of contrast should depend on the formula. But it is
>> not according to the help page of "contr.helmert".
>
> If the model is simply y ~ A, for the factor A, then cbind(1, contrasts(A))
> is what I call X_B, the row-basis of the model matrix. As I explain in the
> section that you read, the level means are mu = X_B beta, and thus beta =
> X_B^-1 mu = 0 are the hypotheses tested by the contrasts. Moreover, if, as
> in Helmert contrasts, the columns of X_B are orthogonal, then so are the
> rows of X_B^-1, and the latter are simply rescalings of the former. That
> allows one conveniently to code the hypotheses directly in X_B; all this is
> also explained in that section of my book, and is essentially what Peter D.
> told you. In R, contr.treatment and contr.SAS provide dummy-variable (0/1)
> coding of regressors, differing only in the selection of the reference
> level.

What is the mathematical definition of polynomial contrasts? Why
polynomial contrasts are the default contrasts for ordered factors?

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Re: [R] reference on contr.helmert and typo on its help page.

2009-11-08 Thread John Fox
Dear Peng,

I'm tempted to try to get an entry in the fortunes package but will instead
try to answer your questions directly:

> -Original Message-
> From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org]
On
> Behalf Of Peng Yu
> Sent: November-08-09 7:41 PM
> To: r-h...@stat.math.ethz.ch
> Subject: Re: [R] reference on contr.helmert and typo on its help page.
> 
> Dear John,
> 
> I did read Section 9.1.2 and various other textbooks before posting my
> questions. But each reference uses slightly different notations and
> terminology. I get confused and would like a description that
> summaries everything so that I don't have to refer to many different
> resources. May I ask a few questions on the section in your textbook?
> 
> Which variable in Section 9.1.2 is "a matrix of contrasts" mentioned
> in the help page of 'contr.helmert'? Which matrix of contrast in R
> corresponds to dummy regression? With different R formula, e.g. y ~ x
> vs. y ~ x -1, $X_F$ (mentioned on page 189) is different and hence
> $\beta_F$ (mentioned in eq. 9.3) is be different. So my understanding
> is that the matrix of contrast should depend on the formula. But it is
> not according to the help page of "contr.helmert".

If the model is simply y ~ A, for the factor A, then cbind(1, contrasts(A))
is what I call X_B, the row-basis of the model matrix. As I explain in the
section that you read, the level means are mu = X_B beta, and thus beta =
X_B^-1 mu = 0 are the hypotheses tested by the contrasts. Moreover, if, as
in Helmert contrasts, the columns of X_B are orthogonal, then so are the
rows of X_B^-1, and the latter are simply rescalings of the former. That
allows one conveniently to code the hypotheses directly in X_B; all this is
also explained in that section of my book, and is essentially what Peter D.
told you. In R, contr.treatment and contr.SAS provide dummy-variable (0/1)
coding of regressors, differing only in the selection of the reference
level.

John

> 
> Regards,
> Peng
> 
> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 6:17 PM, John Fox  wrote:
> > Dear Peng Yu,
> >
> > Perhaps you're referring to my text, Applied Linear Regression Analysis
and
> > Generalized Linear Models, since I seem to recall that you sent me a
number
> > of questions about it. See Section 9.1.2 on linear contrasts for the
answer
> > to your question.
> >
> > I hope this helps,
> >  John
> >
> > 
> > John Fox
> > Senator William McMaster
> >  Professor of Social Statistics
> > Department of Sociology
> > McMaster University
> > Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
> > web: socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox
> >
> >
> >> -Original Message-
> >> From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org
[mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org]
> > On
> >> Behalf Of Peng Yu
> >> Sent: November-08-09 4:52 PM
> >> To: r-h...@stat.math.ethz.ch
> >> Subject: Re: [R] reference on contr.helmert and typo on its help page.
> >>
> >> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Peter Dalgaard
> >>  wrote:
> >> > Gabor Grothendieck wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Peng Yu 
wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Duncan Murdoch

> >> >>> wrote:
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> On 08/11/2009 11:03 AM, Peng Yu wrote:
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> I'm wondering which textbook discussed the various contrast
matrices
> >> >>>>> mentioned in the help page of 'contr.helmert'. Could somebody let
me
> >> >>>>> know?
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Doesn't the reference on that page discuss them?
> >> >>>
> >> >>> It does explain what the functions are. But I need a more basic and
> >> >>> complete reference. For example, I want to understand what 'Helmert
> >> >>> parametrization' (on page 33 of 'Statistical Models in S') is.
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >> Just google for: Helmert contrasts
> >> >
> >> > Or,
> >> >
> >> >> contr.helmert(5)
> >> >  [,1] [,2] [,3] [,4]
> >> > 1   -1   -1   -1   -1
> >> > 2    1   -1   -1   -1
> >> > 3    0    2   -1   -1
> >> > 4    0    0    3   -1
> >> > 5    0    0    0    4
> >> >
> >> >> MASS::fractions(MASS::ginv(contr.helmert(5)))
> >

Re: [R] reference on contr.helmert and typo on its help page.

2009-11-08 Thread Peng Yu
Dear John,

I did read Section 9.1.2 and various other textbooks before posting my
questions. But each reference uses slightly different notations and
terminology. I get confused and would like a description that
summaries everything so that I don't have to refer to many different
resources. May I ask a few questions on the section in your textbook?

Which variable in Section 9.1.2 is "a matrix of contrasts" mentioned
in the help page of 'contr.helmert'? Which matrix of contrast in R
corresponds to dummy regression? With different R formula, e.g. y ~ x
vs. y ~ x -1, $X_F$ (mentioned on page 189) is different and hence
$\beta_F$ (mentioned in eq. 9.3) is be different. So my understanding
is that the matrix of contrast should depend on the formula. But it is
not according to the help page of "contr.helmert".

Regards,
Peng

On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 6:17 PM, John Fox  wrote:
> Dear Peng Yu,
>
> Perhaps you're referring to my text, Applied Linear Regression Analysis and
> Generalized Linear Models, since I seem to recall that you sent me a number
> of questions about it. See Section 9.1.2 on linear contrasts for the answer
> to your question.
>
> I hope this helps,
>  John
>
> 
> John Fox
> Senator William McMaster
>  Professor of Social Statistics
> Department of Sociology
> McMaster University
> Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
> web: socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox
>
>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org]
> On
>> Behalf Of Peng Yu
>> Sent: November-08-09 4:52 PM
>> To: r-h...@stat.math.ethz.ch
>> Subject: Re: [R] reference on contr.helmert and typo on its help page.
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Peter Dalgaard
>>  wrote:
>> > Gabor Grothendieck wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Peng Yu  wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Duncan Murdoch 
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On 08/11/2009 11:03 AM, Peng Yu wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I'm wondering which textbook discussed the various contrast matrices
>> >>>>> mentioned in the help page of 'contr.helmert'. Could somebody let me
>> >>>>> know?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Doesn't the reference on that page discuss them?
>> >>>
>> >>> It does explain what the functions are. But I need a more basic and
>> >>> complete reference. For example, I want to understand what 'Helmert
>> >>> parametrization' (on page 33 of 'Statistical Models in S') is.
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> Just google for: Helmert contrasts
>> >
>> > Or,
>> >
>> >> contr.helmert(5)
>> >  [,1] [,2] [,3] [,4]
>> > 1   -1   -1   -1   -1
>> > 2    1   -1   -1   -1
>> > 3    0    2   -1   -1
>> > 4    0    0    3   -1
>> > 5    0    0    0    4
>> >
>> >> MASS::fractions(MASS::ginv(contr.helmert(5)))
>> >     [,1]  [,2]  [,3]  [,4]  [,5]
>> > [1,]  -1/2   1/2     0     0     0
>> > [2,]  -1/6  -1/6   1/3     0     0
>> > [3,] -1/12 -1/12 -1/12   1/4     0
>> > [4,] -1/20 -1/20 -1/20 -1/20   1/5
>> >
>> > and apply brains.
>> >
>> > I.e., except for a slightly odd multiplier, the parameters represent the
>> >  difference between each level and the average of the preceding levels.
>>
>> I realized that my questions are what a contrast matrix is and how it
>> is related to hypothesis testing. For a give hypothesis, how to get
>> the corresponding contrast matrix in a systematical way? There are
>> some online materials, but they are all diffused. I have also read the
>> book Applied Linear Regression Models, which doesn't give a complete
>> descriptions on all the aspects of contrast and contrast matrix. But I
>> would want a textbook that gives a complete description, so that I
>> don't have to look around for other materials.
>>
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Re: [R] reference on contr.helmert and typo on its help page.

2009-11-08 Thread John Fox
Dear Peng Yu,

Perhaps you're referring to my text, Applied Linear Regression Analysis and
Generalized Linear Models, since I seem to recall that you sent me a number
of questions about it. See Section 9.1.2 on linear contrasts for the answer
to your question.

I hope this helps,
 John


John Fox
Senator William McMaster 
  Professor of Social Statistics
Department of Sociology
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
web: socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox


> -Original Message-
> From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org]
On
> Behalf Of Peng Yu
> Sent: November-08-09 4:52 PM
> To: r-h...@stat.math.ethz.ch
> Subject: Re: [R] reference on contr.helmert and typo on its help page.
> 
> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Peter Dalgaard
>  wrote:
> > Gabor Grothendieck wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Peng Yu  wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Duncan Murdoch 
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> On 08/11/2009 11:03 AM, Peng Yu wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'm wondering which textbook discussed the various contrast matrices
> >>>>> mentioned in the help page of 'contr.helmert'. Could somebody let me
> >>>>> know?
> >>>>
> >>>> Doesn't the reference on that page discuss them?
> >>>
> >>> It does explain what the functions are. But I need a more basic and
> >>> complete reference. For example, I want to understand what 'Helmert
> >>> parametrization' (on page 33 of 'Statistical Models in S') is.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Just google for: Helmert contrasts
> >
> > Or,
> >
> >> contr.helmert(5)
> >  [,1] [,2] [,3] [,4]
> > 1   -1   -1   -1   -1
> > 2    1   -1   -1   -1
> > 3    0    2   -1   -1
> > 4    0    0    3   -1
> > 5    0    0    0    4
> >
> >> MASS::fractions(MASS::ginv(contr.helmert(5)))
> >     [,1]  [,2]  [,3]  [,4]  [,5]
> > [1,]  -1/2   1/2     0     0     0
> > [2,]  -1/6  -1/6   1/3     0     0
> > [3,] -1/12 -1/12 -1/12   1/4     0
> > [4,] -1/20 -1/20 -1/20 -1/20   1/5
> >
> > and apply brains.
> >
> > I.e., except for a slightly odd multiplier, the parameters represent the
> >  difference between each level and the average of the preceding levels.
> 
> I realized that my questions are what a contrast matrix is and how it
> is related to hypothesis testing. For a give hypothesis, how to get
> the corresponding contrast matrix in a systematical way? There are
> some online materials, but they are all diffused. I have also read the
> book Applied Linear Regression Models, which doesn't give a complete
> descriptions on all the aspects of contrast and contrast matrix. But I
> would want a textbook that gives a complete description, so that I
> don't have to look around for other materials.
> 
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Re: [R] reference on contr.helmert and typo on its help page.

2009-11-08 Thread Peng Yu
On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Peter Dalgaard
 wrote:
> Gabor Grothendieck wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Peng Yu  wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Duncan Murdoch 
>>> wrote:

 On 08/11/2009 11:03 AM, Peng Yu wrote:
>
> I'm wondering which textbook discussed the various contrast matrices
> mentioned in the help page of 'contr.helmert'. Could somebody let me
> know?

 Doesn't the reference on that page discuss them?
>>>
>>> It does explain what the functions are. But I need a more basic and
>>> complete reference. For example, I want to understand what 'Helmert
>>> parametrization' (on page 33 of 'Statistical Models in S') is.
>>>
>>
>> Just google for: Helmert contrasts
>
> Or,
>
>> contr.helmert(5)
>  [,1] [,2] [,3] [,4]
> 1   -1   -1   -1   -1
> 2    1   -1   -1   -1
> 3    0    2   -1   -1
> 4    0    0    3   -1
> 5    0    0    0    4
>
>> MASS::fractions(MASS::ginv(contr.helmert(5)))
>     [,1]  [,2]  [,3]  [,4]  [,5]
> [1,]  -1/2   1/2     0     0     0
> [2,]  -1/6  -1/6   1/3     0     0
> [3,] -1/12 -1/12 -1/12   1/4     0
> [4,] -1/20 -1/20 -1/20 -1/20   1/5
>
> and apply brains.
>
> I.e., except for a slightly odd multiplier, the parameters represent the
>  difference between each level and the average of the preceding levels.

I realized that my questions are what a contrast matrix is and how it
is related to hypothesis testing. For a give hypothesis, how to get
the corresponding contrast matrix in a systematical way? There are
some online materials, but they are all diffused. I have also read the
book Applied Linear Regression Models, which doesn't give a complete
descriptions on all the aspects of contrast and contrast matrix. But I
would want a textbook that gives a complete description, so that I
don't have to look around for other materials.

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Re: [R] reference on contr.helmert and typo on its help page.

2009-11-08 Thread Peter Dalgaard

Gabor Grothendieck wrote:

On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Peng Yu  wrote:

On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Duncan Murdoch  wrote:

On 08/11/2009 11:03 AM, Peng Yu wrote:

I'm wondering which textbook discussed the various contrast matrices
mentioned in the help page of 'contr.helmert'. Could somebody let me
know?

Doesn't the reference on that page discuss them?

It does explain what the functions are. But I need a more basic and
complete reference. For example, I want to understand what 'Helmert
parametrization' (on page 33 of 'Statistical Models in S') is.



Just google for: Helmert contrasts


Or,

> contr.helmert(5)
  [,1] [,2] [,3] [,4]
1   -1   -1   -1   -1
21   -1   -1   -1
302   -1   -1
4003   -1
50004

> MASS::fractions(MASS::ginv(contr.helmert(5)))
 [,1]  [,2]  [,3]  [,4]  [,5]
[1,]  -1/2   1/2 0 0 0
[2,]  -1/6  -1/6   1/3 0 0
[3,] -1/12 -1/12 -1/12   1/4 0
[4,] -1/20 -1/20 -1/20 -1/20   1/5

and apply brains.

I.e., except for a slightly odd multiplier, the parameters represent the 
 difference between each level and the average of the preceding levels.


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Re: [R] reference on contr.helmert and typo on its help page.

2009-11-08 Thread Gabor Grothendieck
On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Peng Yu  wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Duncan Murdoch  wrote:
>> On 08/11/2009 11:03 AM, Peng Yu wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm wondering which textbook discussed the various contrast matrices
>>> mentioned in the help page of 'contr.helmert'. Could somebody let me
>>> know?
>>
>> Doesn't the reference on that page discuss them?
>
> It does explain what the functions are. But I need a more basic and
> complete reference. For example, I want to understand what 'Helmert
> parametrization' (on page 33 of 'Statistical Models in S') is.
>

Just google for: Helmert contrasts

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Re: [R] reference on contr.helmert and typo on its help page.

2009-11-08 Thread Peng Yu
On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Duncan Murdoch  wrote:
> On 08/11/2009 11:03 AM, Peng Yu wrote:
>>
>> I'm wondering which textbook discussed the various contrast matrices
>> mentioned in the help page of 'contr.helmert'. Could somebody let me
>> know?
>
> Doesn't the reference on that page discuss them?

It does explain what the functions are. But I need a more basic and
complete reference. For example, I want to understand what 'Helmert
parametrization' (on page 33 of 'Statistical Models in S') is.

>> BTW, in R version 2.9.1, there is a typo on the help page of
>> 'contr.helmert' ('cont.helmert' should be 'contr.helmert').
>
> Thanks, I've fixed the typo.
>
> Duncan Murdoch
>

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Re: [R] reference on contr.helmert and typo on its help page.

2009-11-08 Thread David Winsemius


On Nov 8, 2009, at 11:03 AM, Peng Yu wrote:


I'm wondering which textbook discussed the various contrast matrices
mentioned in the help page of 'contr.helmert'. Could somebody let me
know?



My version of "Modern Applied Statistics in S" (aka MASS) deals with  
it in enough detail for a person with background to understand. At one  
point I asked Ripley whether later editions of MASS expanded the  
coverage of that topic but my memory is that he did not reply. Coming  
from a perspective that emphasized regression, I found it rather terse  
(2 pages), so there might be one of the more recently published texts  
that spends more time developing the concepts from basics.


"Statistical Models in S" also covers the topic (5 pages)  in an early  
chapter, again at a level that assumes prior training in ANOVA models.



BTW, in R version 2.9.1, there is a typo on the help page of
'contr.helmert' ('cont.helmert' should be 'contr.helmert').

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[R] reference on contr.helmert and typo on its help page.

2009-11-08 Thread Peng Yu
I'm wondering which textbook discussed the various contrast matrices
mentioned in the help page of 'contr.helmert'. Could somebody let me
know?

BTW, in R version 2.9.1, there is a typo on the help page of
'contr.helmert' ('cont.helmert' should be 'contr.helmert').

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