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CausalGPS (version 0.5.1)

estimate_semipmetric_erf: Estimate semi-exposure-response function (semi-ERF).

Description

Estimates the smoothed exposure-response function using a generalized additive model with splines.

Usage

estimate_semipmetric_erf(formula, family, data, ...)

Value

returns an object of class gam

Arguments

formula

a vector of outcome variable in matched set.

family

a description of the error distribution (see ?gam).

data

dataset that formula is build upon Note that there should be a counter_weight column in this data.).

...

Additional parameters for further fine tuning the gam model.

Details

This approach uses Generalized Additive Model (gam) using mgcv package.