error message when using bootdht

[vaughn...@gmail.com]

Hi,

I'm attempting to use the bootdht function with a multiplier but I get error message:

in fix.by(by.x, x) : 'by' must specify a uniquely valid column

I am unsure where I can add a column to satisfy this 'merge' function error message.

Any suggestions are appreciated. 

Kind regards,

VB

my code:

# half-normal key function, no adjustments, disturbance covariate

hn16 <- ds(grig_adults,

           truncation = truncate,

           formula = ~ weather + mangrove,

           transect = "point",

           key = "hn",

           adjustment = NULL,

           convert.units = unit_conversion, er.method = 1)

#assign multiplier

availability = data.frame(rate = 0.546, SE = 0.190)

#create list for multiplier  with appropriate names for the bootdht function

multiplier <- list(creation = availability) 

#run bootstrap on best fitting model

fm_repeats0<-bootdht(model = hn16,

                  flatfile  = grig_adults,

                  convert.units= unit_conversion,

                  nboot = 100,

                  summary_fun = bootdht_Nhat_summarize,

                  multipliers = multiplier)

[Eric Rexstad]

Vaughn

I suspect the problem is related to what you are estimating.  Is it the case you wish to have density estimates rather than abundance estimates (because you have not specified the size of your study area with an Area​ field?

If this is true, the problem is caused by the default bootstrap summary function bootdht_Nhat_summarize​, there is no Nhat being estimated without an area.  Therefore you'll need to create your own summary function to hand to bootdht​

Dhat_summarize <- function (ests, fit)

{

    return(data.frame(Label = ests$individuals$D$Label, Dhat = ests$individuals$D$Estimate))

}

There was also a recent (29Sept21) patch to the Distance package that checked whether the Area​ field existed or was set to 0.

Does that give you the information you need?

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[vaughn...@gmail.com]

The issue was resolved by updating the Distance package to the latest version. 

remotes::install_github("DistanceDevelopment/Distance")

VB 

[Esperanza Iranzo]

Hi, I have the same problem as Vaughn with the bootdht function. I tried to update the Distance package to the latest version, but it keeps giving the error. My code is:

# hazard-rate key function, no adjustments, cluster size covariate:

hr.size <- ds(inv, key = "hr", adjustment = NULL,  order = 0,

                  convert.units = 0.001, formula = ~size, truncation = 800)

#run bootstrap on best fitting model

est.boot <- bootdht(model=hr.size, flatfile=inv,

                    summary_fun=bootdht_Nhat_summarize,

                    convert.units=0.001, nboot=99)

Error: in fix.by(by.x, x) : 'by' must specify a uniquely valid column.

Many thanks in advance for any help.

Kind regards,

E.I.

[Eric Rexstad]

Esperanza

By updating the Distance​ package, I mean updating from Github, rather than updating from CRAN.  For a Github update, use these two lines of code:

install.package("remotes")

remotes::install_github("DistanceDevelopment/Distance")

Let me know if after performing that installation the error persists.

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[Esperanza Iranzo]

It works now, thank you!!