For those wishing greater understanding of the more theroretical side of
things, I found Simon Wood's 2006 text Generalised Additive Models very
lucid, even for my mathematically challenged brain. He works from very
simple least squares regression all the way up to generalised mixed models
(linear and additive) and has some useful tips on actually fitting some of
these things. BUt otherwise I would echo previous comments, Zuur for
application, Pinheiro & Bates for the statistical underpinning
cheers
rob

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On 29 November 2012 09:26, ONKELINX, Thierry <Thierry.ONKELINX@inbo.be>wrote:

> Try to buy both books ;-)
>
> Zuur et al is great if you want to see how you can apply mixed models in
> ecology or when your math skills are not that high. Pinheiro & Bates give a
> deeper theoretical inside and require a higher math skill.
>
>
>
> ir. Thierry Onkelinx
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> To call in the statistician after the experiment is done may be no more
> than asking him to perform a post-mortem examination: he may be able to say
> what the experiment died of.
> ~ Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher
>
> The plural of anecdote is not data.
> ~ Roger Brinner
>
> The combination of some data and an aching desire for an answer does not
> ensure that a reasonable answer can be extracted from a given body of data.
> ~ John Tukey
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: r-sig-ecology-bounces@r-project.org [mailto:
> r-sig-ecology-bounces@r-project.org] Namens Martin Weiser
> Verzonden: woensdag 28 november 2012 19:17
> Aan: r-sig-ecology@r-project.org
> Onderwerp: [R-sig-eco] Zuur or Pinheiro& Bates
>
> Dear ecology fellows,
> I need to work with mixed-effects models in more detailed way than what M.
> Crawley described in the R-book. This book suited me well, but I feel I
> need to go further in this topic. I am able to buy one book.
> Would you recommend:
> a, Zuur et al. (2009): Mixed Effects Models and Extensions in Ecology with
> R XOR b, Pinheiro & Bates (2000/2009): Mixed-Effects Models in S and S-PLUS?
>
> Thank you for your patience.
> With the best regards,
> Martin Weiser
> (Dept. of Botany, Science Faculty, Charles University in Prague, Czech
> Rep.)
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