Self starter for Beta Growth function with parameters w.max, t.m and t.e
Usage
bgf(time, w.max, t.e, t.m)
SSbgf(time, w.max, t.e, t.m)
bgf2(time, w.max, w.b, t.e, t.m, t.b)
Arguments
time
input vector (x) which is normally ‘time’, the smallest value should be close to zero.
w.max
value of weight or mass at its peak
t.e
time at which the weight or mass reaches its peak.
t.m
time at which half of the maximum weight or mass has been reached.
w.b
weight or biomass at initial time
t.b
initial time offset
Value
bgf: vector of the same length as x (time) using the beta growth function
bgf2: a numeric vector of the same length as x (time) containing parameter estimates for equation specified
Details
For details see the publication by Yin et al. (2003) “A Flexible Sigmoid Function of Determinate Growth”.
The form of the equation is: $$w.max * (1 + (t.e - time)/(t.e - t.m)) * (time/t.e)^(t.e / (t.e - t.m))$$.
Given this function weight is expected to decay and reach zero again at \(2*t.e - t.m\).