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    [SOLVED] Re: R - limit parameter space of optim()

    Works perfectly - thanks scrogster!
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    [SOLVED] Re: R - limit parameter space of optim()

    This works very well if there are absolute values for all of the boundaries. The problem that I have is setting the value of par[2] as the lower bound of par[3]. Do you have any suggestions on how...
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    [SOLVED] R - limit parameter space of optim()

    I would like to know how to impose boundaries on the parameter space which is being search for a maximum likelihood. The function with which I'm working is:



    rc.llike <- function(phi,x,n,t){
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    Re: Teaching mathematics: Online and offline

    I recently came across this site. I found it very useful for physics tutoring. In addition to free-hand drawing, it supports latex equation editing.

    http://www.scriblink.com/
  5. Thread: Statistics

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    Re: Statistics

    You might also want to look at SOFA Statistics (http://www.sofastatistics.com/home.php).

    SOFA (like PSPP) does not have the full functionality of SPSS, but it does provide a very friendly...
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    Cascade Correlation Neural Network

    I am attempting to replicate a network that follows the cognitive development of the balance scale (Shultz, Mareschal, Schmidt. Machine Learning 16, 57-86. 1994.) After evaluating several tools for...
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    Re: analysis of categorical data

    It's much more of a statistics question than an R question - I don't know how to analyze categorical data from a design that mixes between and within subject factors.

    It looks like generalized...
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    Re: analysis of categorical data

    For almost all computations and analyses, I use R. I'm a physicist, so I don't have much formal training in statistics - and unfortunately, all the sources that I typically use don't discuss mixed...
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    analysis of categorical data

    From a somewhat ill-designed education experiment, I have categorical data with two between subject variables and one within subject variable. Since it is categorical (essentially counts of answer...
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    Re: Best BibTex bibliography manager?

    I prefer zotero - which is a plugin for firefox.

    http://www.zotero.org/
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    Re: Tool for *qualitative* drawing of graphs

    If these plots will be used in a latex document, I highly recommend TikZ, PGF and/or PGFPlots.

    For Examples:
    http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/

    For Downloads:...
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    Re: pdf presentation

    Accentuate does support a 2 screen wide beamer slide with the correct options selected.
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    Poll: Re: What editor do you use for LaTeX documents?

    I'm the same as ravenon.
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    Cognitive Modeling

    Are there any cognitive scientists who build models out there? I'm starting a dissertation project which will attempt model associative learning of scientific misconceptions. Modeling is new...
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    Re: Help : editing in LyX

    I would like to know about this as well.

    In the past, I have deleted sections that were not imported into LyX correctly and inserted a TeX box into the document with the correct LaTeX - but it...
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    Re: Text in statistical theory?

    Thanks for your help. I recently came to the same conclusion.

    I am already an R user, so it seemed like a good choice!
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    [SOLVED] Text in statistical theory?

    I'm looking for a good text in statistical theory... does anyone have recommendations?

    A bit about myself and what I'm looking for:
    I'm a PhD candidate in physics - so I have a strong math...
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    Re: pdf presentation

    I am having the same problem. What pdf viewer supports the 2-screen presentation?
  19. Thread: R and OOo Calc

    by tommers
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    Re: R and OOo Calc

    Thanks for your reply. Oddly enough, the histogram function has worked a couple times. The site shows that there have been something like 17000 downloads (if I remember correctly)... so hopefully...
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    R and OOo Calc

    I installed the addon for Calc that allows Calc to serve as a sort of front-end for R.

    http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/R_and_Calc

    I am able to output from R scripts to Calc, but I...
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    Re: Need a plotting program

    It depends on what you want to do with the plots. For something very similar to a graphing calculator, try Extcalc.
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    Re: Programming Language for Physics

    The following resource letter appeared recently in the American Journal of physics... it seems pertinent to the discussion:

    Resource Letter CP-2: Computational Physics
    AJP -- April 2008 -- Volume...
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    Re: Programming Language for Physics

    Many computational physicists use C and C++. I have also read that Fortran 95 has most of the same functionality as C++.

    Depending on your programming experience, however, Python is probably the...
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