mkReTrms {lme4}R Documentation

Create Z, Lambda, Lind, etc.

Description

From the result of findbars applied to a model formula and and the evaluation frame, create the model matrix, etc. associated with random-effects terms. See the description of the returned value for a detailed list.

Usage

  mkReTrms(bars, fr)

Arguments

bars

a list of parsed random-effects terms

fr

a model frame in which to evaluate these terms

Value

a list with components

Zt

transpose of the sparse model matrix for the random effects

Lambdat

transpose of the sparse relative covariance factor

Lind

an integer vector of indices determining the mapping of the elements of the theta to the "x" slot of Lambdat

theta

initial values of the covariance parameters

lower

lower bounds on the covariance parameters

flist

list of grouping factors used in the random-effects terms

cnms

a list of column names of the random effects according to the grouping factors

See Also

Other utilities: findbars, mkRespMod, nlformula, nobars, subbars


[Package lme4 version 1.1-5 Index]