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corAR1

AR(1) Correlation Structure

Description

This function is a constructor for the corAR1 class, representing an autocorrelation structure of order 1. Objects created using this constructor must later be initialized using the appropriate Initialize method.

Usage

corAR1(value, form, fixed)

Arguments

`value`	the value of the lag 1 autocorrelation, which must be between -1 and 1. Defaults to 0 (no autocorrelation).
`form`	a one sided formula of the form `~ t`, or `~ t \| g`, specifying a time covariate `t` and, optionally, a grouping factor `g`. A covariate for this correlation structure must be integer valued. When a grouping factor is present in `form`, the correlation structure is assumed to apply only to observations within the same grouping level; observations with different grouping levels are assumed to be uncorrelated. Defaults to `~ 1`, which corresponds to using the order of the observations in the data as a covariate, and no groups.
`fixed`	an optional logical value indicating whether the coefficients should be allowed to vary in the optimization, or kept fixed at their initial value. Defaults to `FALSE`, in which case the coefficients are allowed to vary.

Value

an object of class corAR1, representing an autocorrelation structure of order 1.

Author(s)

José Pinheiro and Douglas Bates bates@stat.wisc.edu

References

Box, G.E.P., Jenkins, G.M., and Reinsel G.C. (1994) "Time Series Analysis: Forecasting and Control", 3rd Edition, Holden-Day.

Pinheiro, J.C., and Bates, D.M. (2000) "Mixed-Effects Models in S and S-PLUS", Springer, esp. pp. 235, 397.

Examples

## covariate is observation order and grouping factor is Mare
cs1 <- corAR1(0.2, form = ~ 1 | Mare)

# Pinheiro and Bates, p. 236
cs1AR1 <- corAR1(0.8, form = ~ 1 | Subject)
cs1AR1. <- Initialize(cs1AR1, data = Orthodont)
corMatrix(cs1AR1.)

# Pinheiro and Bates, p. 240
fm1Ovar.lme <- lme(follicles ~ sin(2*pi*Time) + cos(2*pi*Time),
                   data = Ovary, random = pdDiag(~sin(2*pi*Time)))
fm2Ovar.lme <- update(fm1Ovar.lme, correlation = corAR1())

# Pinheiro and Bates, pp. 255-258:  use in gls
fm1Dial.gls <-
  gls(rate ~(pressure + I(pressure^2) + I(pressure^3) + I(pressure^4))*QB,
      Dialyzer)
fm2Dial.gls <- update(fm1Dial.gls,
                 weights = varPower(form = ~ pressure))
fm3Dial.gls <- update(fm2Dial.gls,
                    corr = corAR1(0.771, form = ~ 1 | Subject))

# Pinheiro and Bates use in nlme:  
# from p. 240 needed on p. 396
fm1Ovar.lme <- lme(follicles ~ sin(2*pi*Time) + cos(2*pi*Time),
                   data = Ovary, random = pdDiag(~sin(2*pi*Time)))
fm5Ovar.lme <- update(fm1Ovar.lme,
                corr = corARMA(p = 1, q = 1))
# p. 396
fm1Ovar.nlme <- nlme(follicles~
     A+B*sin(2*pi*w*Time)+C*cos(2*pi*w*Time),
   data=Ovary, fixed=A+B+C+w~1,
   random=pdDiag(A+B+w~1),
   start=c(fixef(fm5Ovar.lme), 1) )
# p. 397
fm2Ovar.nlme <- update(fm1Ovar.nlme,
         corr=corAR1(0.311) )

nlme

Linear and Nonlinear Mixed Effects Models

v3.1-152

GPL (>= 2) | file LICENCE

Authors

José Pinheiro [aut] (S version), Douglas Bates [aut] (up to 2007), Saikat DebRoy [ctb] (up to 2002), Deepayan Sarkar [ctb] (up to 2005), EISPACK authors [ctb] (src/rs.f), Siem Heisterkamp [ctb] (Author fixed sigma), Bert Van Willigen [ctb] (Programmer fixed sigma), Johannes Ranke [ctb] (varConstProp()), R-core [aut, cre]

Initial release

2021-02-03