[R] GAM using R tutorials?

[Gavin Simpson]

On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 00:25 -0800, Michael wrote:
> Interesting! Very interesting! You seem to assume that I haven't done
> anything as you've listed below:
> 
> I have even listed a book that I was aware of but I could not find in our
> local library... and doing some "research" and I have already started
> playing with "gam", and everybody on earth knows that you can do "?gam" and
> "help.search()" in R to find info, but after I have done all those, I still
> feel that I need some more info&help...
> 
> I don't know how you reach your ungrounded conclusion?
> 
> I think you are wasting everybody's bandwidth and time by not providing
> constructive suggestions but discouraging (and overly repetitive) comments
> disregarding the effort a newbie had already paid...
> 
> I think you really need to consult posting guide yourself...
> 
> And remember, you can always remain silent -- you don't need to show off
> that you are an experienced user and for newbie your first response is
> always something like scolding: "why didn't you search?"
> 
> I strongly believe that your answer is inappropriate!!!

What is inappropriate about pointing you at Simon Wood's article on gam
() (mgcv) in R and how to use it? Was this not what you asked for?

My other comments were related to the the fact that this *was* in the
References section of ?gam, which the posting guide does ask you to
read. One can only assume you missed this reference when you looked at
the page or did not realise the significance of it.

And for the record, wherever possible I do try to reply constructively -
if I didn't have an answer to your question I would not have replied to
the list - but I did, and it was on the documentation provided...

G


> On 3/15/06, Gavin Simpson <gavin.simpson at ucl.ac.uk> wrote:
> >http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=323724
> > On Tue, 2006-03-14 at 23:52 -0800, Michael wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I am trying to use GAM to work on some data... Are there any resources
> > > providing hands-on tutorial/guide on how to do GAM on data in R?
> > > Specifically, I am not sure about which model to choose, and smooth
> > models
> > > with which effective degree-of-freedom shall I use...
> > >
> > > I knew there is a book titled: GAM: an introduction using R. Unfornately
> > our
> > > local library does not have it... so that's not an option given time
> > > constraint.
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot for your pointers!
> > >
> > > Michael.
> >
> > Michael,
> >
> > Please learn to use the search tools provided for you! You have posted
> > numerous emails to the list recently, many of which you could have
> > solved for yourself if only you'd heeded peoples' advice and searched
> > for yourself.
> >
> > For this problem;
> >
> > 1) I'd suggest to the local library that they might consider buying the
> > book, but in the meantime...
> >
> > 2) ...in R, do RSiteSearch("GAM") and look at the list shown in your
> > browser. The first hit is the help page for package mgcv. Look at the
> > references included on that help page - most are technical/statistical
> > papers, but a starting point might be the RNews article Simon Wood
> > wrote.
> >
> > That should get yourself started. But if you'd done the search yourself,
> > you wouldn't have had to wait for someone on the list to do it for you.
> >
> > Finally - Please read the posting guide - it is there for a reason.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > G
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