[R] Diamond graphs, again.

2003-09-24 Thread Richard A. O'Keefe
Some time ago I was allowed to discuss "Diamond Graphs", and whether they would be useful in R, in this mailing list. The August 2003 issue of The American Statistician has finally arrived here and I have been able to read the article. A number of points of interest arise. 1. The article is

Re: [R] diamond graphs

2003-08-26 Thread Marc Schwartz
On Tue, 2003-08-26 at 09:23, Barry Rowlingson wrote: > Can I just check something? If I write some code in R to produce these > diamond graphs - I reckon 20-30 lines should do it - and post it to > R-help, have I broken the law if there's a patent on them? If I produce > these graphs using a pen

Re: [R] diamond graphs

2003-08-26 Thread Barry Rowlingson
Can I just check something? If I write some code in R to produce these diamond graphs - I reckon 20-30 lines should do it - and post it to R-help, have I broken the law if there's a patent on them? If I produce these graphs using a pen, paper and my own artistic skill, will that make me liable

Re: [R] diamond graphs

2003-08-26 Thread Richard A. O'Keefe
Scott Zeger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> commented: First, "diamond graphs" were developed as part of the Multi-center Aids Cohort Study, a seminal study of HIV infection in the U.S. in which these authors have been key co-investigators. The graphs were created to better addr

Re: [R] diamond graphs

2003-08-25 Thread Frank E Harrell Jr
On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 15:37:29 -0400 Scott Zeger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I read with interest comments about "diamond graphs" recently described in > the American Statistician by my colleagues in the Johns Hopkins Department > of Epidemiology led by Dr. Alvaro Munoz. > > Permit three brief

[R] diamond graphs

2003-08-25 Thread Scott Zeger
I read with interest comments about "diamond graphs" recently described in the American Statistician by my colleagues in the Johns Hopkins Department of Epidemiology led by Dr. Alvaro Munoz. Permit three brief reactions. First, "diamond graphs" were developed as part of the Multi-center Aids Coh

RE: [R] Diamond graphs

2003-08-21 Thread David Scott
On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Baize, Harold wrote: > Richard A. O'Keefe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Someone mentioned the new "Diamond Graphs" invented at Johns Hopkins. > > I haven't see the August 2003 issue of The American Statistician yet, > > but I _have_ read the press release. > > Same her

RE: [R] Diamond graphs

2003-08-21 Thread Baize, Harold
Richard A. O'Keefe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Someone mentioned the new "Diamond Graphs" invented at Johns Hopkins. > I haven't see the August 2003 issue of The American Statistician yet, > but I _have_ read the press release. Same here. > The fact that someone would try to patent t

[R] Diamond graphs

2003-08-20 Thread Richard A. O'Keefe
I apologise for starting a new thread, but we had a mail problem and I don't have the original message to refer to. Someone mentioned the new "Diamond Graphs" invented at Johns Hopkins. I haven't see the August 2003 issue of The American Statistician yet, but I _have_ read the press release. The