nlme (version 3.1-16)

initialize: Initialize Object

Description

This function is generic; method functions can be written to handle specific classes of objects. Classes which already have methods for this function include: corStruct, lmeStruct, reStruct, and varFunc.

Usage

initialize(object, data, ...)

Arguments

object

any object requiring initialization, e.g. "plug-in" structures such as corStruct and varFunc objects.

data

a data frame to be used in the initialization procedure.

...

some methods for this generic function require additional arguments.

Value

• an initialized object with the same class as object. Changes introduced by the initialization procedure will depend on the method function used; see the appropriate documentation.

Examples

## see the method function documentation