Re: [R] can I do this with R?

2008-05-28 Thread Smita Pakhale
inkage > (underfitting). If using a dangerous process such > as stepwise variable > selection, the more conservative BIC may be better > in some sense, worse > in others. The main problem with stepwise variable > selection is the use > of significance levels for entry below 1.0 and

Re: [R] can I do this with R?

2008-05-28 Thread Smita Pakhale
Hi Maria, But why do you want to use forwards or backwards methods? These all are 'backward' methods of modeling. Try using AIC or BIC. BIC is much better than AIC. And, you do not have to believe me or any one else on this. Just make a small data set with a few variables with known relationship

Re: [R] need help on ICC for a questionnaire

2008-05-02 Thread Smita Pakhale
Dear All, I am trying to get ICC (Intra class correlation coefficient) for a questionnaire. The questionnaire has about 25 questions and was administered to 50 subjects on two occasions. I want to calculate the reproducibility of the questionnaire administered to the same group of subjects on two o

[R] need help on ICC for a questionnaire

2008-05-01 Thread Smita Pakhale
occasions. I read the psy package, however, I do not understand as to how should I organize my data. Each subject has two scores for each question. Is there any other package I can use for this? Please help. Sincerely, Dr. Smita Pakhale

[R] need help on ICC for a questionnaire

2008-05-01 Thread Smita Pakhale
occasions. I read the psy package, however, I do not understand as to how should I organize my data. Each subject has two scores for each question. Is there any other package I can use for this? Please help. Sincerely, Dr. Smita Pakhale

[R] Need help on histogram

2008-04-14 Thread Smita Pakhale
Hi, I am trying to make a histogram with two x variables, can I do it in R. I have two variables which I need to graph as histograms with frequency on y axis (hopefully the two shown in different colors). I cannot seem to find how to do it in R, after reading the help section and some google stuf

[R] a questtion about Cronbach's alpha more than 1

2008-02-20 Thread Smita Pakhale
read about the negative alpha value on your web postings. It does not answer my question though. Thank you. Sincerely, Dr. Smita Pakhale, MD McGill University, Canada Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo