问题
Hi I am trying to perform a loop function to in which a new predictor variable is used in each iteration, however I get the following error.
Error in model.frame.default(formula = ~age_c + zglobcog + apoee4_carrier + :
variable lengths differ (found for 'i')
The data I used can obtained from following google drive spreadsheet.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18yll44P25qsGqgZw4RPTMjlGJ0aNLCp-vYugCD7GPk8/pubhtml
library(nlme)
snplist <- names(mydata)[5:7]
models <- lapply(snplist, function(x){
lme(zglobcog ~ age_c + factor(apoee4_carrier) + age_c*factor(apoee4_carrier) +
substitute(factor(i) + age_c*factor(i), list(i = as.name(x))),
data = mydata, random = ~ age_c | pathid, method = "ML", na.action = na.exclude)
})
I also tried using a for loop and obtained the same error.
for (i in snplist) {
lme(zglobcog ~ age_c + factor(apoee4_carrier) +
age_c*factor(apoee4_carrier) + factor(i) + age_c*factor(i),
data = mydata, random = ~ age_c | pathid, method = "ML", na.action = na.exclude)
}
How can I resolve this issue?
Thanks
回答1:
After much troubleshooting I was able to resolve this question. The key was to specify what data to use outside of the lme function.
myfunc <- function(x){
out <- with(mydata, lme(zglobcog ~ age_c + factor(apoee4_carrier) + age_c*factor(apoee4_carrier)
+ factor(i) + age_c*factor(i), random = ~ age_c | pathid, method = "ML", na.action = na.exclude))
out
}
lapply(mydata[5:7], myfunc)
Or running the function with the lapply inside the function
myfunc <- function(X){
lapply(X, function(.col){
out <- with(mydata, lme(zglobcog ~ age_c + factor(apoee4_carrier) + age_c*factor(apoee4_carrier)
+ factor(i) + age_c*factor(i), random = ~ age_c | pathid, method = "ML", na.action = na.exclude))
out
})
}
myfucn(mydata[5:7])
And finally just providing a example using the Orthodont data set
library(nlme)
attach(Orthodont)
head(Orthodont)
myfunc <- function(x){
out <- with(Orthodont, lme(distance ~ age + x, random = ~ age | Subject, method = "ML", na.action
= na.exclude))
out
}
myfunc(Sex)
来源:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24748724/looping-in-nlme