Hi > -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces@r- > project.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Newmiller > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 3:21 PM > To: Partha Sinha; r-help@r-project.org > Subject: Re: [R] Basic Stats question > > If you read the posting guide mentioned at the bottom of every list > message, it indicates that this is not really a forum for statistics > theory discussions. Once you understand the theory well enough to know > which algorithms you want to use (and the assumptions that go along > with them), there are ways to search within R for builtin or add-on > functions that implement those algorithms. This is a good place to ask > about how to use R (though you may be directed to read the > documentation if your questions are too vague). > > You might try stats.stackexchange.com or consult your local > statistician.
Anyway you can check ?lm for the start. Regards Petr > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > Jeff Newmiller The ..... ..... Go > Live... > DCN:<jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> Basics: ##.#. ##.#. Live > Go... > Live: OO#.. Dead: OO#.. > Playing > Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries O.O#. #.O#. with > /Software/Embedded Controllers) .OO#. .OO#. > rocks...1k > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. > > Partha Sinha <pnsinh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >Dear All > >I am a stats newbie and have a basic stats question; > >i have y as dependent variable and x1 to x5 as dependent variable. > >I need to know which variables x1 to x5 are actually affecting y. How > >do I find out? > >can an example be given which makes things clear (if possible)? > >Thanks > >Parth > > > >______________________________________________ > >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. > > ______________________________________________ > 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. ______________________________________________ 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.
