nlme (version 3.1-31)

Initialize: Initialize Object

Description

This function is generic; method functions can be written to handle specific classes of objects. Classes which already have methods for this function include: corStruct, lmeStruct, reStruct, and varFunc.

Usage

Initialize(object, data, ...)

Value

an initialized object with the same class as object. Changes introduced by the initialization procedure will depend on the method function used; see the appropriate documentation.

Examples

## see the method function documentation