VGAM (version 1.0-4)

# predictvglm: Predict Method for a VGLM fit

## Description

Predicted values based on a vector generalized linear model (VGLM) object.

## Usage

predictvglm(object, newdata = NULL,
se.fit = FALSE, deriv = 0, dispersion = NULL,
untransform = FALSE,
type.fitted = NULL, percentiles = NULL, ...)

## Arguments

object

Object of class inheriting from "vlm", e.g., vglm.

newdata

An optional data frame in which to look for variables with which to predict. If omitted, the fitted linear predictors are used.

type

The value of this argument can be abbreviated. The type of prediction required. The default is the first one, meaning on the scale of the linear predictors. This should be a $$n \times M$$ matrix.

The alternative "response" is on the scale of the response variable, and depending on the family function, this may or may not be the mean. Often this is the fitted value, e.g., fitted(vglmObject) (see fittedvlm). Note that the response is output from the @linkinv slot, where the eta argument is the $$n \times M$$ matrix of linear predictors.

The "terms" option returns a matrix giving the fitted values of each term in the model formula on the linear predictor scale. The terms have been centered.

se.fit

logical: return standard errors?

deriv

Non-negative integer. Currently this must be zero. Later, this may be implemented for general values.

dispersion

Dispersion parameter. This may be inputted at this stage, but the default is to use the dispersion parameter of the fitted model.

type.fitted

Some VGAM family functions have an argument by the same name. If so, then one can obtain fitted values by setting type = "response" and choosing a value of type.fitted from what's available. If type.fitted = "quantiles" is available then the percentiles argument can be used to specify what quantile values are requested.

percentiles

Used only if type.fitted = "quantiles" is available and is selected.

untransform

Logical. Reverses any parameter link function. This argument only works if type = "link", se.fit = FALSE, deriv = 0. Setting untransform = TRUE does not work for all VGAM family functions; only ones where there is a one-to-one correspondence between a simple link function and a simple parameter might work.

Arguments passed into predictvlm.

## Value

If se.fit = FALSE, a vector or matrix of predictions. If se.fit = TRUE, a list with components

fitted.values

Predictions

se.fit

Estimated standard errors

df

Degrees of freedom

sigma

The square root of the dispersion parameter

## Warning

This function may change in the future.

## Details

Obtains predictions and optionally estimates standard errors of those predictions from a fitted vglm object.

This code implements smart prediction (see smartpred).

## References

Yee, T. W. and Hastie, T. J. (2003) Reduced-rank vector generalized linear models. Statistical Modelling, 3, 15--41.

predict, vglm, predictvlm, smartpred.

## Examples

Run this code
# NOT RUN {
# Illustrates smart prediction
pneumo <- transform(pneumo, let = log(exposure.time))
fit <- vglm(cbind(normal, mild, severe) ~ poly(c(scale(let)), 2),
propodds, data = pneumo, trace = TRUE, x.arg = FALSE)
class(fit)

(q1 <- predict(fit, newdata = head(pneumo)))
(q2 <- predict(fit, newdata = head(pneumo)))
all.equal(q0, q1)  # Should be TRUE
all.equal(q1, q2)  # Should be TRUE

p0 <- head(predict(fit, type = "response"))
p1 <- head(predict(fit, type = "response", newdata = pneumo))
p2 <- head(predict(fit, type = "response", newdata = pneumo))