Can't Run "Conjoint" Package - Could not find function "caFactorialDesign"?

[VikR]

I'm trying to run the "Conjoint" package, and I receive the error:

     Error: could not find function "caFactorialDesign"

I'm running R version 2.15.1 on Mac OS X.  I have installed the "Conjoint" package with the "Install Dependencies" checkbox checked. I have clicked the "Update All" button in the R Package Installer.

How can I correct this error?

Thanks in advance to all for any info.

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[Sarah Goslee]

Hi Vik,

You don't need to post to nabble and to the R-help list. Just skip the
nabble step!

Have you loaded the package with:

library(conjoint) # not Conjoint

before you try to use any of its functions?

Sarah



On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Vik Rubenfeld <[hidden email]> wrote:
> I'm trying to run the "Conjoint" package, and I receive the error:
>
>      Error: could not find function "caFactorialDesign"
>
> I'm running R version 2.15.1 on Mac OS X.  I have installed the "Conjoint" package with the "Install Dependencies" checkbox checked. I have clicked the "Update All" button in the R Package Installer.
>
> How can I correct this error?
>
> Thanks in advance to all for any info.



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[VikR]

Thanks very much for this info, Sarah!

I have used library(conjoint). Here are the commands used:

> library(conjoint)
> experiment = expand.grid(
+ price = c("low", "medium", "high"),
+ variety = c("black", "green", "red"),
+ kind = c("bags", "granulated", "leafy"),
+ aroma = c("yes", "no"))
> design<-caFactorialDesign(data=experiment, type="orthogonal")
Error: could not find function "caFactorialDesign"

What could I be missing?

Best,


-Vik


On Aug 3, 2012, at 10:28 AM, Sarah Goslee wrote:

> Hi Vik,
>
> You don't need to post to nabble and to the R-help list. Just skip the
> nabble step!
>
> Have you loaded the package with:
>
> library(conjoint) # not Conjoint
>
> before you try to use any of its functions?
>
> Sarah
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Vik Rubenfeld <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> I'm trying to run the "Conjoint" package, and I receive the error:
>>
>>     Error: could not find function "caFactorialDesign"
>>
>> I'm running R version 2.15.1 on Mac OS X.  I have installed the "Conjoint" package with the "Install Dependencies" checkbox checked. I have clicked the "Update All" button in the R Package Installer.
>>
>> How can I correct this error?
>>
>> Thanks in advance to all for any info.
>
>
>
> --
> Sarah Goslee
> http://www.functionaldiversity.org

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[Sarah Goslee]

Hi,

On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Vik Rubenfeld <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Thanks very much for this info, Sarah!
>
> I have used library(conjoint). Here are the commands used:
>
>> library(conjoint)
>> experiment = expand.grid(
> + price = c("low", "medium", "high"),
> + variety = c("black", "green", "red"),
> + kind = c("bags", "granulated", "leafy"),
> + aroma = c("yes", "no"))
>> design<-caFactorialDesign(data=experiment, type="orthogonal")
> Error: could not find function "caFactorialDesign"
>
> What could I be missing?

That's hard to say. We need at least the output of sessionInfo() to
begin to decide. You've got the reproducible example, but a look at
the posting guide might still offer you some advice.

Sarah


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[Michael Weylandt]

With conjoint_1.33 and rather up to date dependencies, I don't see
caFactorialDesign and neither does getAnywhere().

Vik, do you have a citation that suggests this function exists? The
closest I find is gen.factorial() in the AlgDesign package.

The findFn function in the sos library might also be of help here.

Best,
Michael

On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 1:15 PM, Sarah Goslee <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Vik Rubenfeld <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Thanks very much for this info, Sarah!
>>
>> I have used library(conjoint). Here are the commands used:
>>
>>> library(conjoint)
>>> experiment = expand.grid(
>> + price = c("low", "medium", "high"),
>> + variety = c("black", "green", "red"),
>> + kind = c("bags", "granulated", "leafy"),
>> + aroma = c("yes", "no"))
>>> design<-caFactorialDesign(data=experiment, type="orthogonal")
>> Error: could not find function "caFactorialDesign"
>>
>> What could I be missing?
>
> That's hard to say. We need at least the output of sessionInfo() to
> begin to decide. You've got the reproducible example, but a look at
> the posting guide might still offer you some advice.
>
> Sarah
>
>
> --
> Sarah Goslee
> http://www.functionaldiversity.org
>
> ______________________________________________
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[Sarah Goslee]

On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 2:23 PM, R. Michael Weylandt
<[hidden email]> wrote:
> With conjoint_1.33 and rather up to date dependencies, I don't see
> caFactorialDesign and neither does getAnywhere().

The function is present in conjoint 1.34, the current version on CRAN.

Rarely do I have to remind respondents to update their installation. :)

Sarah

> Vik, do you have a citation that suggests this function exists? The
> closest I find is gen.factorial() in the AlgDesign package.
>
> The findFn function in the sos library might also be of help here.
>
> Best,
> Michael
>
> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 1:15 PM, Sarah Goslee <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Vik Rubenfeld <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>> Thanks very much for this info, Sarah!
>>>
>>> I have used library(conjoint). Here are the commands used:
>>>
>>>> library(conjoint)
>>>> experiment = expand.grid(
>>> + price = c("low", "medium", "high"),
>>> + variety = c("black", "green", "red"),
>>> + kind = c("bags", "granulated", "leafy"),
>>> + aroma = c("yes", "no"))
>>>> design<-caFactorialDesign(data=experiment, type="orthogonal")
>>> Error: could not find function "caFactorialDesign"
>>>
>>> What could I be missing?
>>
>> That's hard to say. We need at least the output of sessionInfo() to
>> begin to decide. You've got the reproducible example, but a look at
>> the posting guide might still offer you some advice.
>>
>> Sarah
>>

--
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http://www.functionaldiversity.org

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[VikR]

Here is the output of sessionInfo():

> sessionInfo()
R version 2.15.1 (2012-06-22)
Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin9.8.0/x86_64 (64-bit)

locale:
[1] en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/C/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8

attached base packages:
[1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base    

other attached packages:
 [1] conjoint_1.33     clusterSim_0.41-5 mlbench_2.1-1     MASS_7.3-20       rgl_0.92.892      e1071_1.6         class_7.3-4      
 [8] R2HTML_2.2        cluster_1.14.2    ade4_1.4-17       AlgDesign_1.1-7  

loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
[1] tools_2.15.1
>

Per your recommendation, I have read the Posting Guide, and have sent an email to the Maintainers of this packages as well.

Best,


-Vik


On Aug 3, 2012, at 11:15 AM, Sarah Goslee wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Vik Rubenfeld <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Thanks very much for this info, Sarah!
>>
>> I have used library(conjoint). Here are the commands used:
>>
>>> library(conjoint)
>>> experiment = expand.grid(
>> + price = c("low", "medium", "high"),
>> + variety = c("black", "green", "red"),
>> + kind = c("bags", "granulated", "leafy"),
>> + aroma = c("yes", "no"))
>>> design<-caFactorialDesign(data=experiment, type="orthogonal")
>> Error: could not find function "caFactorialDesign"
>>
>> What could I be missing?
>
> That's hard to say. We need at least the output of sessionInfo() to
> begin to decide. You've got the reproducible example, but a look at
> the posting guide might still offer you some advice.
>
> Sarah
>
>
> --
> Sarah Goslee
> http://www.functionaldiversity.org

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[Sarah Goslee]

On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Vik Rubenfeld <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Here is the output of sessionInfo():
>
>> sessionInfo()
> R version 2.15.1 (2012-06-22)
> Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin9.8.0/x86_64 (64-bit)
>
> locale:
> [1] en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/C/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8
>
> attached base packages:
> [1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base
>
> other attached packages:
>  [1] conjoint_1.33     clusterSim_0.41-5 mlbench_2.1-1     MASS_7.3-20       rgl_0.92.892      e1071_1.6         class_7.3-4
>  [8] R2HTML_2.2        cluster_1.14.2    ade4_1.4-17       AlgDesign_1.1-7

Well there you go.

Based on the combined knowledge encapsulated in my and Michael's
earlier replies, the function you're trying to use is present in
conjoint 1.34 and not present in 1.33 so you'll need to upgrade to the
latest version (released 3 August).

I further note that while CRAN has 1.34, the author's website has 1.33.

Sarah

> loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
> [1] tools_2.15.1
>>
>
> Per your recommendation, I have read the Posting Guide, and have sent an email to the Maintainers of this packages as well.
>
> Best,
>
>
> -Vik
>
>
> On Aug 3, 2012, at 11:15 AM, Sarah Goslee wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Vik Rubenfeld <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>> Thanks very much for this info, Sarah!
>>>
>>> I have used library(conjoint). Here are the commands used:
>>>
>>>> library(conjoint)
>>>> experiment = expand.grid(
>>> + price = c("low", "medium", "high"),
>>> + variety = c("black", "green", "red"),
>>> + kind = c("bags", "granulated", "leafy"),
>>> + aroma = c("yes", "no"))
>>>> design<-caFactorialDesign(data=experiment, type="orthogonal")
>>> Error: could not find function "caFactorialDesign"
>>>
>>> What could I be missing?
>>
>> That's hard to say. We need at least the output of sessionInfo() to
>> begin to decide. You've got the reproducible example, but a look at
>> the posting guide might still offer you some advice.
>>
>> Sarah
>>
>>

--
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http://www.functionaldiversity.org

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[Michael Weylandt]

On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Sarah Goslee <[hidden email]> wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 2:23 PM, R. Michael Weylandt
> <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> With conjoint_1.33 and rather up to date dependencies, I don't see
>> caFactorialDesign and neither does getAnywhere().
>
> The function is present in conjoint 1.34, the current version on CRAN.
>
> Rarely do I have to remind respondents to update their installation. :)
>
> Sarah

It looks like 1.34 was uploaded this morning and hasnt made it to my
mirror yet: sorry for the noise.

Vik, it looks like you're in the same boat. Try switching to the
Austrian CRAN master and update -- then it'll be there.

Best,
Michael

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[VikR]

Got it. Thanks so much for your help, Michael and Sarah!

Best,


-Vik

On Aug 3, 2012, at 11:50 AM, R. Michael Weylandt wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Sarah Goslee <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 2:23 PM, R. Michael Weylandt
>> <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>> With conjoint_1.33 and rather up to date dependencies, I don't see
>>> caFactorialDesign and neither does getAnywhere().
>>
>> The function is present in conjoint 1.34, the current version on CRAN.
>>
>> Rarely do I have to remind respondents to update their installation. :)
>>
>> Sarah
>
> It looks like 1.34 was uploaded this morning and hasnt made it to my
> mirror yet: sorry for the noise.
>
> Vik, it looks like you're in the same boat. Try switching to the
> Austrian CRAN master and update -- then it'll be there.
>
> Best,
> Michael

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[VikR]

I would like to find out how to apply commands found in the bayesm package, to analyze data gathered via a choice-based conjoint study. Is there a web resource where I can seek an R-Project consultant experienced in this, who I could hire to walk me through the appropriate bayesm commands to use for this purpose?

Thanks in advance to all for any info.
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