Vector and vector half operators
The vec (vector) operator takes a d x d matrix and stacks the columns into a single vector of length d^2. The vech (vector half) operator takes a symmetric d x d matrix and stacks the lower triangular half into a single vector of length d(d+1)/2. The functions invvec and invvech are the inverses of vec and vech i.e. they form matrices from vectors.
vec(x, byrow=FALSE) vech(x) invvec(x, ncol, nrow, byrow=FALSE) invvech(x)
x |
vector or matrix |
ncol,nrow |
number of columns and rows for inverse of vech |
byrow |
flag for stacking row-wise or column-wise. Default is FALSE. |
Magnus, J.R. & Neudecker H.M. (2007) Matrix Differential Calculus with Applications in Statistics and Econometrics (3rd edition), Wiley & Sons. Chichester.
x <- matrix(1:9, nrow=3, ncol=3) vec(x) invvec(vec(x))
Please choose more modern alternatives, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.