nlme (version 3.1-86)

logDet.pdMat: Extract Log-Determinant from a pdMat Object

Description

This method function extracts the logarithm of the determinant of a square-root factor of the positive-definite matrix represented by object.

Usage

## S3 method for class 'pdMat':
logDet(object, \dots)

Value

the log-determinant of a square-root factor of the positive-definite matrix represented by object.

See Also

pdMat, logDet

Examples

pd1 <- pdSymm(diag(1:3))
logDet(pd1)