[R] Multivariate response methods question

[Gavin Simpson]

On Thu, 2008-01-03 at 18:05 +0100, Bálint Czúcz wrote:
> One more suggestion: mvpart
> https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-packages/2004/000016.html

IIRC, mvpart assumes numeric multivariate responses, not categorical
ones. You could treat the data numerically I suppose, but you'd have to
be very careful with coding and how the data are interpreted even if
this is valid at all.

G

> 
> Bálint
> 
> 
> On Jan 3, 2008 4:31 PM, Max <mnevill at exitcheck.net> wrote:
> > Dimitris,
> >
> > Thankyou for pointing me at those functions. It seems like they're
> > limited to only one response variable, unless there's a way of
> > inserting multiple responses that I'm unaware of (which could easily be
> > true) into the formulas.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -Max
> >
> >
> >
> > After serious thinking Dimitris Rizopoulos wrote :
> >
> > > you can have a look at the following functions:
> > >
> > > help("polr", package = "MASS")
> > > help("lrm", package = "Design")
> > > help("multinom", package = "nnet")
> > >
> > >
> > > I hope it helps.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Dimitris
> > >
> > > ----
> > > Dimitris Rizopoulos
> > > Ph.D. Student
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> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Max" <mnevill at exitcheck.net>
> > > To: <r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 9:36 PM
> > > Subject: [R] Multivariate response methods question
> > >
> > >
> > >> Hi Everyone,
> > >>
> > >> I have some data that predicts both a nominal and ordinal response
> > >> variable.  I was wondering what packages in R would help me analyze
> > >> the
> > >> data?
> > >>
> > >> I was also curious if anyone could recomend me some textbooks that
> > >> would help with the analysis of such data? I have the 5th edition of
> > >> "Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis" by Richard A. Johnson
> > >> and
> > >> Dean W. Wichern already, but that doesn't seem to cover the material
> > >> I'm looking for.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >>
> > >> -Max
> > >>
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