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Help: lda predict

8 messages · Shengzhe Wu, Brian Ripley

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Hello,

I use lda (package: MASS) to obtain a lda object, then want to employ
this object to do the prediction for the new data like below:

predict(object, newdata, dimen=1, method=c("plug-in", "predictive", "debiased"))

What is the exact difference among the three methods? What is the
difference of prediction results when applying different method?

Thank you,
Shengzhe
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On Fri, 26 Aug 2005, Shengzhe Wu wrote:

            
That is not how you call it: when a character vector is given like that
those are alternatives.  Do read the help page, as we ask.
This is stated on the help page.  If you are unfamiliar with the area, 
note that the posting guide points out that MASS is support software for a 
book and the explanations are in the book.  The help page also has 
references: please do read them (before posting).

  
    
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Thanks for your reply. Actually I called function as below.

p1 = predict(object, newdata, dimen=1)
p2 = predict(object, newdata, dimen=1, method=debiased)
p3 = predict(object, newdata, dimen=1, method="predictive")

The MAP classification of prediction results by any method are the
same. I know what the method "plug-in" and "debiased" mean, but what
does the "vague prior" for the method "predictive" mean? what is
"vague" here?

Thank you,
Shengzhe
On 8/26/05, Prof Brian Ripley <ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk> wrote:
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On Fri, 26 Aug 2005, Shengzhe Wu wrote:

            
So why did you say something different?
Please do as we ask, and read the book for which this is supporting 
material (on p.339, to save you looking in the index).

  
    
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I compared "posterior" of these three prediction results, they are a
little different.

The book you mentioned should be "Modern Applied Statistics with S.
4th edition". But this book has been borrowed out from our univeristy
library by someone else, and I have checked the book "Pattern
Recognition and Neural Networks" which does not mention these three
lda prediction methods.

Thanks you,
Shengzhe
On 8/26/05, Prof Brian Ripley <ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk> wrote:
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On Fri, 26 Aug 2005, Shengzhe Wu wrote:

            
So please do request it and consult it, as you are using its support 
software.  Note that the posting guide does asks you to mention if you 
have no access to the references.
It does, in detail, in sections 2.4 and 2.5.

  
    
1 day later
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Hello,

I use qda (package "MASS") to obtain an object. If there is any
function to plot density plot of qda object with one dimension?

Thank you,
Shengzhe
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On Sat, 27 Aug 2005, Shengzhe Wu wrote:

            
That makes no sense.  qda objects do not have a density.

Please do study the background material (as you have been repeatedly asked
to do).