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"lme" in R and Splus-7

3 messages · yyan liu, Bert Gunter, Dieter Menne

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From: r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch
[mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of yyan liu
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 11:25 AM
To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: [R] "lme" in R and Splus-7

Hi:
  I used the function "lme" in R and Splus-7. With the same dataset and same
argument for the function, I got quite different estimation results from
these two software. Anyone has this experience before?
Bert Gunter
Genentech Nonclinical Statistics
South San Francisco, CA 94404
650-467-7374
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yyan liu <zhliur <at> yahoo.com> writes:
argument for the function, I got
experience before?
R by default uses treatment contrasts in the unordered case, whereas S uses the
Helmert ones. This is a deliberate difference reflecting the opinion that
treatment contrasts are more natural.

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