Initialize.corStruct {nlme} | R Documentation |
Initialize corStruct Object
Description
This method initializes object
by evaluating its associated
covariate(s) and grouping factor, if any is present, in data
,
calculating various dimensions and constants used by optimization
algorithms involving corStruct
objects (see the appropriate
Dim
method documentation), and assigning initial values for
the coefficients in object
, if none were present.
Usage
## S3 method for class 'corStruct'
Initialize(object, data, ...)
Arguments
object |
an object inheriting from class |
data |
a data frame in which to evaluate the variables defined in
|
... |
this argument is included to make this method compatible with the generic. |
Value
an initialized object with the same class as object
representing a correlation structure.
Author(s)
José Pinheiro and Douglas Bates bates@stat.wisc.edu
References
Pinheiro, J.C., and Bates, D.M. (2000) "Mixed-Effects Models in S and S-PLUS", Springer.
See Also
Examples
cs1 <- corAR1(form = ~ 1 | Subject)
cs1 <- Initialize(cs1, data = Orthodont)