(Deprecated) A generic function for the dispersion parameter estimate from the results of various model fitting functions. The function invokes particular methods which depend on the class of the first argument.
nu(object, ...)
The form of the value returned depends on the class of its argument. See the documentation of the particular methods for details of what is produced by that method.
a model object
other parameters which might be required by the model
See the documentation of the particular methods for details.
predict