I was recently asked about Generalised Estimating Equations (GEEs). I haven't yet used the technique, but it's on my list of things to learn more about. This post catalogues some of the Internet resources on GEEs.General ResourcesHanley et al...
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Tips for Using StatET and Eclipse for Data Analysis in R
My favourite editor for conducting analysis in R is the StatET plug-in for Eclipse. This post discusses an assortment of tips and tricks that I've discovered to make this editing environment even better.SearchSearch (Control + H): I maintain projects i...
Data Mining and R
This post lists a few data mining resources in R. I also provide a few observations on the distinction between data mining, data analysis, and statistics as it pertains to the analysis work that I do in psychology.Online ResourcesThe classic book The E...
Comments on the "R Clinic"
Theresa Scott runs an R Clinic at Vanderbilt. Researchers bring their questions along to weekly sessions and some answers are posted on this website. It's great to see the combination of statistical consulting services and public posting of answe...
Comments on "Ecological Statistics with R"
Didrik Vanhoenacker has put together a site called Ecological Statistics with R.The site provides several resources useful to researchers who are new to R. It gives advice on installing R. It discusses how to use several standard techniques (ANOVA...
Factor Analysis in R
This post shows an example of running a basic factor analysis in R.Additional Resources:Quick-Rpsych packageJame's Steiger's exampleFactoMineR packageThe Example:The example is based on responses by 117 university students to a 50 item version of the I...
Efficient Variable Selection in R
This post sets out my procedure for efficiently and reliably selecting variables from a data.frame in RTHE PROBLEMFor years I have been tormented by the hassle of selecting variables in a data.frame. I often work with psychological datasets with hundre...
Including R Code in a Blog Post
This post discusses ways of including formatted code in a blog post.I often write posts that include computer code. This might be R code, SPSS syntax, an Inquisit script, or a Visual Basic Macro.The Problem:Initially I did not know how to include this ...
Calculating Scale Scores for Psychological Tests
This post discusses how to calculate scale scores for multi-item scales. A lot of psychological research uses multi-item scales (e.g., personality tests, symptoms check lists, surveys, etc.). This post focuses on the issues involved with computing thes...
Data Mining and Statistics Video Course
David Mease has an online course presented with complete videos (Statistics 202: Statistical Aspects of Data Mining ). The course uses Excel and R.I might update this post with a few notes below on what is covered as I get a chance to watch t...
Zero Inflated Models and Generalized Linear Mixed Models with R.
Zuur, Saveliev, Ieno (2012).
