[R] Installing lme4 package in Windows Vista

[Angela Radulescu]

Thanks everyone!

It works now :)

Cheers,
a. 



ONKELINX, Thierry wrote:
> 
> Dear Angela,
> 
> lme() is a part of the nlme package. The lme4 package has the function
> lmer() which is the equivalent of lme() from nlme. Both function differ
> in their capabilities. Briefly: lmer() can (easly) do crossed random
> effects and GLMM, lme() can handle variance and correlation structures.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Thierry
> 
> PS Don't for get that you need to load a package before using it! Just
> installing it is not sufficient.
> 
> library(lme4)
> ?lmer
> 
> library(nlme)
> ?lme
> 
> 
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> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org]
> Namens Angela Radulescu
> Verzonden: woensdag 29 juli 2009 1:48
> Aan: r-help at r-project.org
> Onderwerp: [R] Installing lme4 package in Windows Vista
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I have a problem with package installing in Windows, on my PC machine.
> The end goal is to be able to use the lme() function. Here's what I did
> so far: 
> 
>> install.packages("lme4")
> Warning in install.packages("lme4") :
>   argument 'lib' is missing: using
> 'C:\Users\Angela\Documents/R/win-library/2.9'
> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session --- trying URL
> 'http://cran.cnr.Berkeley.edu/bin/windows/contrib/2.9/lme4_0.999375-31.z
> ip'
> Content type 'application/zip' length 1140865 bytes (1.1 Mb) opened URL
> downloaded 1.1 Mb
> 
> package 'lme4' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
> 
> The downloaded packages are in
> 
> C:\Users\Angela\AppData\Local\Temp\Rtmp1t8vjT\downloaded_packages
> updating HTML package descriptions
> Warning message:
> In file.create(f.tg) :
>   cannot create file 'C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-29~1.1/doc/html/packages.html',
> reason 'Permission denied'
> 
> I had to change permissions on some of the "library" folder before this.
> Still, after installation, R cannot find the "lme" function of interest.
> 
> 
>> lme
> Error: object 'lme' not found
> 
> Does anyone know why this is happening, and what the solution to the
> problem is? 
> 
> Many thanks,
> Angela
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