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vimp (version 1.1.6)

vimp_se: Estimate standard errors

Description

Compute standard error estimates for estimates of the variable importance parameter interpreted as the proportion of variability explained by including a group of covariates in the estimation technique.

Usage

vimp_se(update, n = length(update), na.rm = FALSE)

Arguments

update

the influence curve-based update

n

the sample size

na.rm

logical; should NA's be removed in computation? (defaults to FALSE)

Value

The standard error for the estimated variable importance for the given group of left-out covariates.

Details

See the paper by Williamson, Gilbert, Simon, and Carone for more details on the mathematics behind this function and the definition of the parameter of interest.