use of 'degree' argument to obtain test information

[tanya longabach]

Dear Phil,

 

could you please provide an example of how to use the argument 'degree' to obtain test information for a test with 5 domains? In the package, this argument is only described, but no example is given that I could find of how to actually use it. For one thing, it looks like I can either specify degrees adding up to 90, or just say 'use_degrees=FALSE'. I tried both, and I think I am constructing the argument incorrectly, because I get various error messages. When I specify degrees, do I just list 5 degrees in a row that add up to 90, such as 'degree=10, 30, 20, 10, 20'? Thanks!

[Matthew Sigal]

Hi Tonya,

You are on the right track - degrees should be specified as a vector that sums to 90, so using your numbers, you would input: degrees = c(10,30,20,10,20)

Hope that helps,

Matt

On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 9:02 AM, tanya longabach <mizz...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Phil,

 

could you please provide an example of how to use the argument 'degree' to obtain test information for a test with 5 domains? In the package, this argument is only described, but no example is given that I could find of how to actually use it. For one thing, it looks like I can either specify degrees adding up to 90, or just say 'use_degrees=FALSE'. I tried both, and I think I am constructing the argument incorrectly, because I get various error messages. When I specify degrees, do I just list 5 degrees in a row that add up to 90, such as 'degree=10, 30, 20, 10, 20'? Thanks!

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