This afternoon I ran an analysis of some sheep data. Being a good boy, I checked how well the model was fitting to the data, and got the following plot:
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Deep Thoughts and Silliness
Just what it says on the tin
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The Deeper Meaning of a Residual Plot
- Date:
- Monday, 17 Mar ch 2008 - 14:42 UTC
Either this means I’ve nailed the problem, or it means that the data is screwed.
Last updated: Monday, 17 Mar 2008 - 14:42 UTC
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Comments
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Some data? This must be all sheep in New Zealand, or the number of sheep an insomniac has to count every night.
What are you modelling?
Oh, hello Gregor!
It’s sheep horn growth. There’s no quantitative genetics in there, I’m afraid.
It’s sheep horn growth.
I’ve just splorted Southern Comfort all over my keyboard.
You owe me.
that doesn’t look like a sheep!
It’s Canadian. They can be a bit odd that way.