Re: [R] What does LOESS stand for?

led "loess," which is short for "local regression," and was chosen as the name since a loess is a deposit of fine clay or silt ..., and is a surface of sorts. (p. 314). Tal Galili Sent by: r-help-boun...@r-project.org 05/31/2010 12:39 PM To Peter Neuhaus cc r-help@r-proje

Re: [R] What does LOESS stand for?

Hi Peter, If this article is correct: http://www.r-bloggers.com/abbreviations-of-r-commands-explained-250-r-abbreviations/ Loess stands for: [LO]cally [E]stimated [S]catterplot [S]moothing Best, Tal Contact Details:--- Contact

Re: [R] What does LOESS stand for?

On 31-May-10 15:52:56, David Winsemius wrote: > On May 31, 2010, at 11:44 AM, Peter Neuhaus wrote: > >> Thanks a lot... >> >> ... makes it a bit difficult to explain, though... > > We drink no wine before its time. Somewhat like trying to explain > splines to non-technical types: > > http://ww

Re: [R] What does LOESS stand for?

On May 31, 2010, at 11:44 AM, Peter Neuhaus wrote: Thanks a lot... ... makes it a bit difficult to explain, though... We drink no wine before its time. Somewhat like trying to explain splines to non-technical types: http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/03/r/articles/splineducks/splineDucks.h

Re: [R] What does LOESS stand for?

Thanks a lot... ... makes it a bit difficult to explain, though... Peter Quoting Joris Meys : This is the paper on which the loess algorithm is based in general: http://www.econ.pdx.edu/faculty/KPL/readings/cleveland88.pdf The explanation about the origin of the term LOESS is given on page 5

Re: [R] What does LOESS stand for?

This is the paper on which the loess algorithm is based in general: http://www.econ.pdx.edu/faculty/KPL/readings/cleveland88.pdf The explanation about the origin of the term LOESS is given on page 597. Cheers Joris On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Peter Neuhaus wrote: > Dear R-community, > > m

Re: [R] What does LOESS stand for?

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loess . It is not an acronym: the derivation is given in the reference given by ?loess, p.314. On Mon, 31 May 2010, Peter Neuhaus wrote: Dear R-community, maybe someone can help me with this: I've been using the loess() smoother for quite a while now, and fo

[R] What does LOESS stand for?

Dear R-community, maybe someone can help me with this: I've been using the loess() smoother for quite a while now, and for the matter of documentation I'd like to resolve the acronym LOESS. Unfortunately there's no explanation in the help file, and I didn't get anything convincing from google ei