R-beta: Various R Questions and Comments

[Peter Dalgaard BSA]

Jim Lindsey <jlindsey at luc.ac.be> writes:

> 
> Offsets only are really useful if the link function is not the
> identity. Hence little use in lm. Jim

Agree and disagree.

Agr.: Just subtract on l.h.s.

Dis.: Consistency, expressing the right thing, etc.

The current situation where lm() accept y~x+offset(...) and treats it
as y~x is not sound, though.

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