selects variables likely to result in the best split
var_select(e_equ, data, e_fn = survLm_fit, weights = rep(1, nrow(data)),
strata = rep(1, nrow(data)), clusters = (1:nrow(data)), X, perm_reps,
pval)
formula object of the estimating equation
dataframe containing partitioning and estimating variables as well as any used sample design variables
error function
the sample weights for each observation
lable of the strata containing the observation
lable of the clusters containing the observation
string vector containing the names of pontential variables
integer specifying the number of permuations
numeric p-value used to reject null hypothesis in permutation test
vector of variable names with lowest estimated p-value