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PCDSpline (version 1.0)

Ispline: Ispline

Description

Generates the I-spline basis matrix associated with integrated spline basis functions. Created by Cai and Wang in October, 2009. Details can be found in Ramsay (1988).

Usage

Ispline(x, order, knots)

Arguments

x
a vector of observations.
order
the order of the basis functions.
knots
a sequence of increasing points specifying the placement of the knots.

Value

An I-spline basis matrix of dimension c(length(knots)+order-2, length(x)).

References

Ramsay, J. (1988). Monotone regression splines in action. Statistical Science 3, 425-441.