varycoef (version 0.3.5)

check_cov_lower: Check Lower Bound of Covariance Parameters

Description

Ensures that the covariance parameters define a positive definite covariance matrix. It takes the vector \((\rho_1, \sigma^2_1, ..., \rho_q, \sigma^2_q, \tau^2)\) and checks if all \(\rho_k>0\), all \(\sigma_k^2>=0\), and \(\tau^2>0\).

Usage

check_cov_lower(cv, q)

Value

logical(1) with TRUE if all conditions above are fulfilled.

Arguments

cv

(numeric(2*q+1))
Covariance vector of SVC model.

q

(numeric(1))
Integer indicating the number of SVCs.

Examples

# first one is true, all other are false
check_cov_lower(c(0.1, 0, 0.2,  1, 0.2), q = 2)
check_cov_lower(c(0  , 0, 0.2,  1, 0.2), q = 2)
check_cov_lower(c(0.1, 0, 0.2,  1, 0  ), q = 2)
check_cov_lower(c(0.1, 0, 0.2, -1, 0  ), q = 2)