Hello all! I would like to start off by saying that I am still really new to the vast world of R so please excuse my very limited vocabulary in the program. I have collected data from monkey videos and would like to setup some model(s) in R that can help with my hypotheses. I am having trouble figuring out which statistical tests/models to use for my two hypotheses. #1: Comparing the presence of an observer (a categorical variable consisting of either Approaching/Near, Near or On Top of Cage) to the presence of aggressive behavior (again categorical variables consisting of Aggression, Freeze/Hide Behavior, Escape Behavior, Aggressive Vocalizations and Fear Vocalizations each as separate binary categories in my spreadsheet) #2: Comparing the age of the monkey (continuous variable) to Freeze/Hide behavior, Aggressive Vocalizations and Fear Vocalizations (again binary categories/variables) The response variables were treated as binary variables with either the behaviors being present or not. I believe I need to use a contingency table with Poisson Errors for the first hypothesis but I'm not sure and I'm not really sure about the second hypothesis. Can anyone help me figure out what tests/models I need to use. I don't need to know the specific program codes, I just need to know which tests/models to use. Thanks in advanced! -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Basic-Model-Setup-Question-from-a-Beginner-tp4402196p4402196.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Basic Model Setup Question from a Beginner
2 messages · All Day, Bert Gunter
You need statistical consultation. The R list is not meant for this. Any advice you receive here -- or indeed, anywhere online-- is likely to be flawed because it is difficult to communicate essential aspects of the issues remotely. I would strongly recommend that you seek local statistical help. Cheers, Bert
On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 10:44 AM, All Day <nareksmail at gmail.com> wrote:
Hello all! I would like to start off by saying that I am still really new to the vast world of R so please excuse my very limited vocabulary in the program. I have collected data from monkey videos and would like to setup some model(s) in R that can help with my hypotheses. I am having trouble figuring out which statistical tests/models to use for my two hypotheses. #1: Comparing the presence of an observer (a categorical variable consisting of either Approaching/Near, Near or On Top of Cage) to the presence of aggressive behavior (again categorical variables consisting of Aggression, Freeze/Hide Behavior, Escape Behavior, Aggressive Vocalizations and Fear Vocalizations each as separate binary categories in my spreadsheet) #2: Comparing the age of the monkey (continuous variable) to Freeze/Hide behavior, Aggressive Vocalizations and Fear Vocalizations (again binary categories/variables) The response variables were treated as binary variables with either the behaviors being present or not. I believe I need to use a contingency table with Poisson Errors for the first hypothesis but I'm not sure and I'm not really sure about the second hypothesis. Can anyone help me figure out what tests/models I need to use. I don't need to know the specific program codes, I just need to know which tests/models to use. Thanks in advanced! -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Basic-Model-Setup-Question-from-a-Beginner-tp4402196p4402196.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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