[R-sig-ME] Radio silence in re "newdata" argument of simulate.merMod(): PS2

[John H Maindonald]

Maybe I will get it right this time:

The imbalance in cbpp is a side issue.  As I understand it, the issue
 is that one has the choice of simulating for a new level of herd,
(existing levels of herd are then for purposes of simulation irrelevant),
or simulating for existing levels. Rolf’s X, has 1:15 existing, and 16:30 new.

At least with the cbpp data, it appears that the newdata argument only works
with allow.new.levels=TRUE. I assume that one gets a new level for each
new simulation.

The following is a bit worrying:

X <- data.frame(herd=rep('new',4), size=rep(40,4), period=1:4)
s.mer1 <- simulate(fit,nsim=2,newdata=X,allow.new.levels=TRUE)
> s.mer1
  sim_1.incidence sim_1.V2 sim_2.incidence sim_2.V2
1               3       11               1       21
2               2       10               1       17
3               2        7               1       20
4               0        5               1       21
Warning message:
In format.data.frame(if (omit) x[seq_len(n0), , drop = FALSE] else x,  :
  corrupt data frame: columns will be truncated or padded with NAs

 I have lme4_1.1-30  and Matrix_1.4-1.

John Maindonald

> On 8/08/2022, at 11:13, Rolf Turner <r.turner using auckland.ac.nz <mailto:r.turner using auckland.ac.nz>> wrote:
> 
> 
> Three days ago I sent an email to r-sig-mixed-models asking what I was
> doing wrong in my use of the "newdata" argument of simulate.merMod().
> 
> So far I have received no response at all.  This surprises me.  I
> expected a quick reply, from Ben Bolker (or someone like him) to the
> effect of "You absolute ninny.  *This* is (obviously!) the syntax that
> you should be using."
> 
> Was my question unclear or too obscure or arcane?  If so, are there any
> suggestions as to how I could be more perspicuous?
> 
> I really would appreciate some help.
> 
> cheers,
> 
> Rolf Turner
> 
> -- 
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> Department of Statistics
> University of Auckland
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