lme4 (version 0.5-2)

pdMatrix: Return the positive-definite matrix

Description

This generic function extracts the positive-definite matrix represented by object.

This function is deprecated. Use coersion to the pdmatrix class instead.

Usage

pdMatrix(object)

Arguments

object
an object inheriting from class pdMat, representing a positive definite matrix, which must have been initialized (i.e. length(coef(object)) > 0).

Value

  • A pdmatrix object.

See Also

pdmatrix-class, pdMat-class