[R] special question on regression

[Johannes Radinger]

Hello,

@Bert: I didn't expect a full tutorial service but probably a hint of
the Masters of statistics ;)

Anyway I posted my question again on a special statistic
forum. Your hint about the censored regression: I don't think
that this is the case here. As so far as I understand it is there
the dependent variable censored. In my case is the independent
variable not a fixed value but rather a range.

/J

Am 17.07.2011 um 16:15 schrieb Bert Gunter:

> Johannes:
>
> R is not a statistical tutorial service, although kind and able
> helpeRs sometimes do reply to such queries. You should try such a
> service, for example:
>
> http://stackoverflow.com/
>
> FWIW, this is an example of censoring in regression. R has packages
> for this, but you need to learn more or get help to use them properly,
> as you, yourself, indicated.
>
> -- Bert
>
> On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 3:01 AM, Johannes Radinger  
> <Jradinger at gmx.at> wrote:
>> Hello R-people!
>>
>> I have a general statistical question about regressions. I just  
>> want to
>> describe my case:
>>
>> I have got a dataset of around 150 observations and 1 dependent and 2
>> independent variables.
>> The dependent variable is of metric nature (in my case meters in a  
>> range
>> from around 0.5-10000 m). The first independent is also metric (in mm
>> ranging from 50-700 mm) and it is assumed to be in a linear  
>> relation with
>> the dependend one. So that is not a problem at all to do a  
>> typicall linear
>> regression on that.
>>
>> No there is the second independent variable. This is also of  
>> metric nature
>> and gives information on time (ranging from 1 day to 800 days) but  
>> here
>> sometimes is this variable not exactly clear, I know for example a  
>> range
>> (1-2 days) or less than x days etc. So my dataset could look like  
>> this:
>>
>> measured dependent variable in days:
>> 1
>> 15
>> 7-9
>> <2
>> <9
>> 24
>> 4
>> 4-7
>>
>> So my question: Is there a general method to include such types of  
>> variables
>> into a regression analysis?
>>
>> Secondly I assume that there is not a linear relation given, it is  
>> more of a
>> logarithmic nature so that the influence of the time on the dependent
>> variable decreases with increasing size.
>>
>> So in short my questions:
>> * How can I use variable values like <5 or 4-5 in a regression
>> * Is it possible to combine the linear relationship with a  
>> logarithmic one
>> in a multiple regression
>> *How can that be done in R, are there any special packages you'd  
>> recommend?
>>
>> Thank you very much
>>
>> best regards
>> Johannes
>>
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