lme4 (version 0.4-3)

logDet: Logarithm of the determinant

Description

Return the logarithm of the determinant of an object of a suitable class.

Usage

logDet(object, covariate = getCovariate(object), ...)

Arguments

object

An object of a suitable class.

covariate

Optionally, a covariate vector

...

Some methods may have optional arguments.

Value

• A numeric value: the logarithm of the determinant of the matrix represented by object.