Hello,
I have SPSS 21 and have installed R 2.14 and the R plug-in for 21, I now want to use the PS Matching dialog box, but have had nothing but problems. i continue to get errors regarding the 'cem' package. I have tried to install using the R console and using an exe file through SPSS - while the downloads of such files appear successful, I continue to get errors when I run the dialog.
ARe SPSS 21, R 2.14 and PSMatching3 all compatible? I have tried both PsMatching 3 and 2, but still have issues.
Would appreciate any input.
Thanks.
Kim
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Hello Kim,
we are aware of the "cem" installation problem and have fixed it. We
will release a new version very soon.
In the meantime, there is a potential work-around.
install.packages("combinat")
install.packages("C:/Downloads/cem_1.1.2.tar.gz", repos = NULL, type = "source")
where you need to replace C:/Downloads with the path where you have
downloaded the tar.gz file.
Hope that helps,
Felix
On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 2:04 AM, Kim Armstrong kimaa@users.sf.net wrote:
Hello,
I have SPSS 21 and have installed R 2.14 and the R plug-in for 21, I now
want to use the PS Matching dialog box, but have had nothing but problems. i
continue to get errors regarding the 'cem' package. I have tried to install
using the R console and using an exe file through SPSS - while the downloads
of such files appear successful, I continue to get errors when I run the
dialog.
ARe SPSS 21, R 2.14 and PSMatching3 all compatible? I have tried both
PsMatching 3 and 2, but still have issues.
Hi Felix,
I have the same set-up as Kim (R version 2.14.2; SPSS 21). When I ran PSM in SPSS using your minimaltest.sav file this is the output syntax I received:
GET
FILE='C:\Documents and Settings\Michael & Meishi\Desktop\SPSS 21 TEST\minimaltest.sav'.
DATASET NAME DataSet1 WINDOW=FRONT.
SET SEED = 1234.
SET PRINTBACK=NONE.
Loading required package: MASS
or help.matchit() for help with commands supported by MatchIt.
Package SparseM (0.97) loaded.
To cite, see citation("SparseM")
Loading required package: nlme
Loading required package: lattice
Loading required package: randomForest
Error: package 'randomForest' could not be loaded
In addition: Warning messages:
1: package 'cem' was built under R version 3.0.1
2: In library(pkg, character.only = TRUE, logical.return = TRUE, lib.loc = lib.loc) :
there is no package called 'randomForest'
Error: object 'pt3' not found
Loading required package: randomForest
Error: package 'randomForest' could not be loaded
In addition: Warning messages:
1: package 'cem' was built under R version 3.0.1
2: In library(pkg, character.only = TRUE, logical.return = TRUE, lib.loc = lib.loc) :
there is no package called 'randomForest'
Warning message:
In OK() : No warnings in estimation or matching procedure
Error: could not find function "imbalance"
I had a similar problem with installing the cem package in R, but I thought I succeeded with a workaround using a local file to install cem zip file from the CRAN website. I think I'm running psmatching2 (rather than 3). Can you help?
Thanks!
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Hello Michael,
it seems like you did everything correct. Have you tired installing
version 3 as well? Have you made sure to run SPSS in Admin mode
(right-click on SPSS executable and run as Admin)?
Also, we are on the cusp of releasing the next version which will
eliminate much of the hassle of having to install R packages. We have
integrated the most critical code components directly and got rid of
the need to installing many packages. If it is not very urgent, you
could wait for this release.
Best,
Felix
Hi Felix,
I have the same set-up as Kim (R version 2.14.2; SPSS 21). When I ran PSM in
SPSS using your minimaltest.sav file this is the output syntax I received:
GET
FILE='C:\Documents and Settings\Michael & Meishi\Desktop\SPSS 21
TEST\minimaltest.sav'.
DATASET NAME DataSet1 WINDOW=FRONT.
SET SEED = 1234.
SET PRINTBACK=NONE.
Loading required package: MASS
or help.matchit() for help with commands supported by MatchIt.
Package SparseM (0.97) loaded.
To cite, see citation("SparseM")
Loading required package: nlme
Loading required package: lattice
Loading required package: randomForest
Error: package 'randomForest' could not be loaded
In addition: Warning messages:
1: package 'cem' was built under R version 3.0.1
2: In library(pkg, character.only = TRUE, logical.return = TRUE, lib.loc =
lib.loc) :
there is no package called 'randomForest'
Error: object 'pt3' not found
Loading required package: randomForest
Error: package 'randomForest' could not be loaded
In addition: Warning messages:
1: package 'cem' was built under R version 3.0.1
2: In library(pkg, character.only = TRUE, logical.return = TRUE, lib.loc =
lib.loc) :
there is no package called 'randomForest'
Warning message:
In OK() : No warnings in estimation or matching procedure
Error: could not find function "imbalance"
I had a similar problem with installing the cem package in R, but I thought
I succeeded with a workaround using a local file to install cem zip file
from the CRAN website. I think I'm running psmatching2 (rather than 3). Can
you help?
Felix, I'm also having issues with SPSS 21 / R 2.14.2 and cem package not being installed. I tried working this around like you said but get the following error. It cites the "randomForest" package much like the poster above. Do you have any solution? Also, is the new release coming out soon?
install.packages("C:/Users/Tom/Downloads/cem_1.1.2.tar_0.gz", repos = NULL, type = "source")
Installing package(s) into ‘C:/Users/Tom/Documents/R/win-library/2.14’
(as ‘lib’ is unspecified)
ERROR: dependency 'randomForest' is not available for package 'cem'
* removing 'C:/Users/Tom/Documents/R/win-library/2.14/cem'
Warning messages:
1: running command 'C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-214~1.2/bin/x64/R CMD INSTALL -l "C:/Users/Tom/Documents/R/win-library/2.14" "C:/Users/Tom/Downloads/cem_1.1.2.tar_0.gz"' had status 1
2: In install.packages("C:/Users/Tom/Downloads/cem_1.1.2.tar_0.gz", :
installation of package ‘C:/Users/Tom/Downloads/cem_1.1.2.tar_0.gz’ had non-zero exit status
Last edit: Thomas Chung 2013-08-27
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It is not a package that we need for PSMATCHING, but it is a
dependency of CEM (meaning CEM wants to install it and refuses to run
if it won't).
The new version will hopefully be released within the next couple of
weeks. It includes many more features and we want to test them
thoroughly before releasing.
Felix, I'm also having issues with SPSS 21 / R 2.14.2 and cem package not
being installed. I tried working this around like you said but get the
following error. It cites the "randomForest" package much like the poster
above. Do you have any solution? Also, is the new release coming out soon?
/Tom/Documents/R/win-library/2.14’
(as ‘lib’ is unspecified)
ERROR: dependency 'randomForest' is not available for package 'cem'
* removing 'C:/Users/Tom/Documents/R/win-library/2.14/cem'
Warning messages:
1: running command 'C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-214~1.2/bin/x64/R CMD INSTALL -l
"C:/Users/Tom/Documents/R/win-library/2.14"
"C:/Users/Tom/Downloads/cem_1.1.2.tar_0.gz"' had status 1
2: In install.packages("C:/Users/Tom/Downloads/cem_1.1.2.tar_0.gz", :
installation of package ‘C:/Users/Tom/Downloads/cem_1.1.2.tar_0.gz’ had
non-zero exit status
Hello,
I have SPSS 21 and have installed R 2.14 and the R plug-in for 21, I now want to use the PS Matching dialog box, but have had nothing but problems. i continue to get errors regarding the 'cem' package. I have tried to install using the R console and using an exe file through SPSS - while the downloads of such files appear successful, I continue to get errors when I run the dialog.
ARe SPSS 21, R 2.14 and PSMatching3 all compatible? I have tried both PsMatching 3 and 2, but still have issues.
Would appreciate any input.
Thanks.
Kim
Hello Kim,
we are aware of the "cem" installation problem and have fixed it. We
will release a new version very soon.
In the meantime, there is a potential work-around.
Download an older version of cem, (e.g., 1.1.2) here
http://gking.harvard.edu/cem
and then in R type
install.packages("combinat")
install.packages("C:/Downloads/cem_1.1.2.tar.gz", repos = NULL, type = "source")
where you need to replace C:/Downloads with the path where you have
downloaded the tar.gz file.
Hope that helps,
Felix
On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 2:04 AM, Kim Armstrong kimaa@users.sf.net wrote:
Hi Felix,
I have the same set-up as Kim (R version 2.14.2; SPSS 21). When I ran PSM in SPSS using your minimaltest.sav file this is the output syntax I received:
GET
FILE='C:\Documents and Settings\Michael & Meishi\Desktop\SPSS 21 TEST\minimaltest.sav'.
DATASET NAME DataSet1 WINDOW=FRONT.
SET SEED = 1234.
SET PRINTBACK=NONE.
Loading required package: MASS
MatchIt (Version 2.4-20, built: 2011-10-24)
Please refer to http://gking.harvard.edu/matchit for full documentation
or help.matchit() for help with commands supported by MatchIt.
Package SparseM (0.97) loaded.
To cite, see citation("SparseM")
Loading required package: nlme
Loading required package: lattice
Loading required package: randomForest
Error: package 'randomForest' could not be loaded
In addition: Warning messages:
1: package 'cem' was built under R version 3.0.1
2: In library(pkg, character.only = TRUE, logical.return = TRUE, lib.loc = lib.loc) :
there is no package called 'randomForest'
Error: object 'pt3' not found
Loading required package: randomForest
Error: package 'randomForest' could not be loaded
In addition: Warning messages:
1: package 'cem' was built under R version 3.0.1
2: In library(pkg, character.only = TRUE, logical.return = TRUE, lib.loc = lib.loc) :
there is no package called 'randomForest'
Warning message:
In OK() : No warnings in estimation or matching procedure
Error: could not find function "imbalance"
I had a similar problem with installing the cem package in R, but I thought I succeeded with a workaround using a local file to install cem zip file from the CRAN website. I think I'm running psmatching2 (rather than 3). Can you help?
Thanks!
Hello Michael,
it seems like you did everything correct. Have you tired installing
version 3 as well? Have you made sure to run SPSS in Admin mode
(right-click on SPSS executable and run as Admin)?
Also, we are on the cusp of releasing the next version which will
eliminate much of the hassle of having to install R packages. We have
integrated the most critical code components directly and got rid of
the need to installing many packages. If it is not very urgent, you
could wait for this release.
Best,
Felix
On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 10:29 PM, Michael Haslip mhaslip@users.sf.net wrote:
Felix, I'm also having issues with SPSS 21 / R 2.14.2 and cem package not being installed. I tried working this around like you said but get the following error. It cites the "randomForest" package much like the poster above. Do you have any solution? Also, is the new release coming out soon?
install.packages("C:/Users/Tom/Downloads/cem_1.1.2.tar_0.gz", repos = NULL, type = "source")
Installing package(s) into ‘C:/Users/Tom/Documents/R/win-library/2.14’
(as ‘lib’ is unspecified)
ERROR: dependency 'randomForest' is not available for package 'cem'
* removing 'C:/Users/Tom/Documents/R/win-library/2.14/cem'
Warning messages:
1: running command 'C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-214~1.2/bin/x64/R CMD INSTALL -l "C:/Users/Tom/Documents/R/win-library/2.14" "C:/Users/Tom/Downloads/cem_1.1.2.tar_0.gz"' had status 1
2: In install.packages("C:/Users/Tom/Downloads/cem_1.1.2.tar_0.gz", :
installation of package ‘C:/Users/Tom/Downloads/cem_1.1.2.tar_0.gz’ had non-zero exit status
Last edit: Thomas Chung 2013-08-27
Dear Thomas (and other with the same problem),
The only solution that I can currently see is to also install
randomForest by hand. Source can be downloaded here:
http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/randomForest/index.html
It is not a package that we need for PSMATCHING, but it is a
dependency of CEM (meaning CEM wants to install it and refuses to run
if it won't).
The new version will hopefully be released within the next couple of
weeks. It includes many more features and we want to test them
thoroughly before releasing.
Best,
Felix
On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 12:39 AM, Thomas Chung tkchung@users.sf.net wrote: