[R-sig-ME] Estimated scale in R 2.8.1

[Ben Bolker]

  Your mileage may vary, but I have found

lme4:::sigma(model)

to be a reasonably reliable way to get it.

  Ben Bolker

Nola Stephens wrote:
> Hi,
> When using earlier version of R (2.6.2), I got a scale factor for an
> lmer model (where family=binomial). But after downloading R version
> 2.8.1, I'm unable to find this value.
> 
> I'd really appreciate some advice on how to find this.
> Thanks!
> nola
> 
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Ben Bolker
Associate professor, Biology Dep't, Univ. of Florida
bolker at ufl.edu / www.zoology.ufl.edu/bolker
GPG key: www.zoology.ufl.edu/bolker/benbolker-publickey.asc