[R] Help needed in interpreting linear models

2012-01-13 Thread mails
Dear members of the R-help list, I have sent the email below to the R-SIG-ME list to ask for help in interpreting some R output of fitted linear models. Unfortunately, I haven't yet received any answers. As I am not sure if my email was sent successfully to the mailing list I am asking for help

Re: [R] Help needed in interpreting linear models

2012-01-13 Thread Petr PIKAL
Hi It seems to me quite like a homework for which the policy of this list is not to respond. But far from being an expert in statistics I only express my opinion. It seems to me that your height variable behaves like a two level factor and the 190 value points to rather suspicious value in

Re: [R] Help needed in interpreting linear models

2012-01-13 Thread mails
Hi Petr, thanks for your answer. First of all it's not homework I am a student and need to analyse cancer data using linear models. I looked into that topic since a week now and still struggling in interpreting some of the R output that is why I was asking for help here. I don't quite

Re: [R] Help needed in interpreting linear models

2012-01-13 Thread Petr PIKAL
I forgot to post it to r help. Petr Hi Hi Petr, thanks for your answer. First of all it's not homework I am a student and need to analyse cancer data using linear models. I looked into that topic since a week now and still struggling in interpreting some of the R output that is why