Re: QUERY on multiple linear regression: predicted values show much

2002-01-23 Thread jim clark
Hi On 23 Jan 2002, Sangdon Lee wrote: > I have one Y and two Xs (X1 and X2), and am trying to perform multiple > linear regression. All Xs and Y variables are standardized (zero mean > and unit variance). X1 and X2 are moderately correlated (r=0.6) and > the correlation of X1 and X2 to Y is -0.

Fw: I Hack Into Your Paypal Account!

2002-01-23 Thread Karl L. Wuensch
That is the most amusing post I have seen here in quite a while. Thanks, Steven. PS -- I have a virtual snippet of Steven Lee's hair and a voodoo doll in his likeness. All those $50 payments should be wired to me or Steven will find himself having sharp pains with no apparent cause. ;-) - O

Re: analyzing counts from ordered categories

2002-01-23 Thread Rich Ulrich
On 23 Jan 2002 07:52:49 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike Granaas) wrote: [ snip ] > > ... Their > goal was then to test whether the pattern of endorsements was indeed > > # item 1 > # item 2 > # item 3 > # item 4 > # item 5 > > where "# item 1

QUERY on multiple linear regression: predicted values show much smaller ranges

2002-01-23 Thread Sangdon Lee
Greetings! I have one Y and two Xs (X1 and X2), and am trying to perform multiple linear regression. All Xs and Y variables are standardized (zero mean and unit variance). X1 and X2 are moderately correlated (r=0.6) and the correlation of X1 and X2 to Y is -0.2 and 0.3, respectively. ANOVA sho

Markov Chain Monte Carlo

2002-01-23 Thread Brian Leung
I’ve been trying to figure out how to use Markov Chain Monte Carlo for Bayesian analysis and there is (at least) one aspect that I’m not getting. Basically, I’m not sure how variances are optimized. To use a simple example (for which an analytic solution exists), let’s use a linear slope (b) forc

Re: analyzing counts from ordered categories

2002-01-23 Thread Mike Granaas
Yes, I do believe that it helps. Thanks, Michael On Wed, 23 Jan 2002, Art Kendall wrote: > this seems to be an example of "Guttman scaling" There is no longer a > procedure with that name in SPSS. But posting a message there might reach > old-time psychometric people and then to software. >

Re: The efficacy of prayer

2002-01-23 Thread Robert J. MacG. Dawson
Chris wrote: > > I don't know how many of you already noticed the rather humorous story on > the "Effect of remote, retroactive intercessory prayer on..." in the always > somewhat tongue-in-cheek last-of-the-year-issue of the BMJ. > If not, you may find it worth having a look at. > http://bmj.c