[R-sig-ME] [Lme4-authors] Mixed effect models with user-defined links in R

[lme4 maintainer]

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On 14-12-04 10:56 AM, Jennifer Malpass wrote:
> Hi lme4 authors,
> 
> I am trying to update some glm code to a format that would allow
> for mixed effects modeling in R. However, I need to use a custom
> link function for part of my data analysis, which I believe isn't 
> currently supported in lme4 (e.g. 
> http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.r.lme4.devel/1480).
> 
> Mine doesn't seem to be a unique problem and I was wondering if
> any of you know of alternative packages that would allow me to run
> mixed effects modeling with a custom link function.
> 
> Any guidance would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Jenn
> 

  [cc'ing to r-sig-mixed-models, which is more appropriate for general
questions]

  This mailing list post is quite old (2008), it's not accurate any
more.  glmer should handle custom link functions perfectly well.  See
for example http://www.rpubs.com/bbolker/logregexp

 cheers
  Ben Bolker
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