Hi List, While using 'nlme' function, I have encountered the similar problem Dr. Stevens and Dr. Graves observed (please see the posts: https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2006-May/105832.html ). I have tried Dr. Stevens's original example, the problem is still there,
> mod.lis <- nlsList(circumference ~ SSlogis(age, Asymp, xmid, scal), + data=Orange ) > > mod <- nlme(circumference ~ SSlogis(age, Asymp, xmid, scal), + data=Orange, + fixed = Asymp + xmid + scal ~ 1, + start = fixef(mod.lis) ) > > mod <- nlme(circumference ~ SSlogis(age, Asymp, xmid, scal), + data=Orange, + fixed = list(Asymp ~ 1, xmid ~ 1, scal ~ 1), + start = fixef(mod.lis) ) Error in parse(file, n, text, prompt, srcfile, encoding) : syntax error, unexpected END_OF_INPUT in "~ " > sessionInfo() R version 2.5.1 (2007-06-27) i386-pc-mingw32 locale: LC_COLLATE=English_United States.1252;LC_CTYPE=English_United States.1252;LC_MONETARY=English_United States.1252;LC_NUMERIC=C;LC_TIME=English_United States.1252 attached base packages: [1] "stats" "graphics" "grDevices" "utils" "datasets" "methods" "base" other attached packages: lattice nlme "0.15-11" "3.1-86" Just wondering if you guys have any answers for this since I didn't see any for the original posts. Thanks, ...Tao _________________________________________________________________ GLM_CPC_VideoChat_distantfamily_012008 ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.