Variance Function Classes
Standard classes of variance function structures (varFunc)
available in the nlme package. Covariates included in the
variance function, denoted by variance covariates, may involve
functions of the fitted model object, such as the fitted values and
the residuals. Different coefficients may be assigned to the levels of
a classification factor.
Available standard classes:
varExp |
exponential of a variance covariate. |
varPower |
power of a variance covariate. |
varConstPower |
constant plus power of a variance covariate. |
varConstProp |
constant plus proportion of a variance covariate. |
varIdent |
constant variance(s), generally used to allow different variances according to the levels of a classification factor. |
varFixed |
fixed weights, determined by a variance covariate. |
varComb |
combination of variance functions. |
Users may define their own varFunc classes by specifying a
constructor function and, at a minimum, methods for the
functions coef, coef<-, and initialize. For
examples of these functions, see the methods for class
varPower.
José Pinheiro and Douglas Bates bates@stat.wisc.edu
Pinheiro, J.C., and Bates, D.M. (2000) "Mixed-Effects Models in S and S-PLUS", Springer.
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