Hi, I have count data that have been meddled with enough to make them non integers. Using glm(poisson) returns a "non integer" error but glm(quasipoisson) does not. Just wondering if anyone knows if I am violating the assumptions of a quasipoisson error structure by using these non-integer response data? Thanks! I'd welcome your thoughts and/or references... Mark
glm(quasipoisson) with non-integer response
2 messages · Mark, Brian Ripley
On Thu, 17 Apr 2008, Mark wrote:
Hi, I have count data that have been meddled with enough to make them non integers. Using glm(poisson) returns a "non integer" error but glm(quasipoisson) does not. Just wondering if anyone knows if I am violating the assumptions of a quasipoisson error structure by using these non-integer response data?
No, it just assumes variance \propto mean.
Thanks! I'd welcome your thoughts and/or references...
The help page gives the references ....
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