| Initialize.reStruct {nlme} | R Documentation |
Initial estimates for the parameters in the pdMat objects
forming object, which have not yet been initialized, are
obtained using the methodology described in Bates and Pinheiro
(1998). These estimates may be refined using a series of EM
iterations, as described in Bates and Pinheiro (1998). The number of
EM iterations to be used is defined in control.
## S3 method for class 'reStruct' Initialize(object, data, conLin, control, ...)
object |
an object inheriting from class |
data |
a data frame in which to evaluate the variables defined in
|
conLin |
a condensed linear model object, consisting of a list
with components |
control |
an optional list with a single component |
... |
some methods for this generic require additional arguments. None are used in this method. |
an reStruct object similar to object, but with all
pdMat components initialized.
Jose Pinheiro and Douglas Bates bates@stat.wisc.edu