makeFits_initial: Prepare results for cosine model fit with given initialization for two parameters.
Description
Performs the nonlinear least squares (NLS) regression method for the cosine
model, with the given initial values for amplitude and intercept. It fits the NLS method
as required, and then computes different quantities for the birth seasonality estimates
corresponding to different individuals.
Usage
makeFits_initial(paths, amplitude, intercept)
Arguments
paths
A list of data frames, where each frame contains the data for one individual. Every
data frame should have two columns with names 'distance' and 'oxygen'.
amplitude
Initial value for the amplitude parameter.
intercept
Initial value for the intercept parameter.
Value
A data frame containing the following components:
amplitude
estimated amplitude
intercept
estimated intercept
x0
delay of the data
X
period of the data
birth
birth seasonality estimate
predictedMin
predicted minimum for the oxygen isotope variable
predictedMax
predicted maximum for the oxygen isotope variable
observedMin
observed minimum for the oxygen isotope variable
observedMax
observed minimum for the oxygen isotope variable
MSE
mean squared error corresponding to the model fit for every individual
Pearson
Pearson's R^2 corresponding to the model fit for every individual