MDM (version 1.3)

MDM-package: Multinomial Diversity Model

Description

The multinomial diversity model is a toolbox for relating diversity to complex predictors. It is based on (1) Shannon diversity; (2) the multinomial logit model, and (3) the link between Shannon diversity and the log-likelihood of the MLM.

Details

Package:

MDM

Type:

Package

Version:

1.0

Date:

2011-09-08

License:

GPL (version 2 or newer)

LazyLoad:

yes

References

De'ath, G. (2011) The Multinomial Diversity Model: Linking Shannon Diversity To Multiple Predictors

Examples

library(MDM)
data(spider6)
fit0 <- mdm(y2p(spider6[,1:6])~1,data=spider6)
fit1 <- mdm(y2p(spider6[,1:6])~Water,data=spider6)
fit2 <- mdm(y2p(spider6[,1:6])~Water+Herbs,data=spider6)
fit3 <- mdm(y2p(spider6[,1:6])~Site,data=spider6,alpha=TRUE)
anova(fit0,fit1,fit2,fit3)