makeWorker

The function <code>makeWorker</code> returns an object of the
appropriate type based on a computation definition and sets the
data for the object. The types of objects that can be created
depend upon the available computations

Implementing algorithms and fitting models when sites (possibly remote) share
computation summaries rather than actual data over HTTP with a master R process (using
'opencpu', for example). A stratified Cox model and a singular value decomposition are
provided. The former makes direct use of code from the R 'survival' package. (That is,
the underlying Cox model code is derived from that in the R 'survival' package.)
Sites may provide data via several means: CSV files, Redcap API, etc. An extensible
design allows for new methods to be added in the future and includes facilities
for local prototyping and testing. Web applications are provided (via 'shiny') for
the implemented methods to help in designing and deploying the computations.

Balasubramanian Narasimhan

distcomp

Computations over Distributed Data without Aggregation

Marina Bendersky

Sam Gross

Thomas Lumley

makeWorker function

<dl><dt>defn</dt>
<dd>the computation definition</dd>
<dt>data</dt>
<dd>the data for the computation</dd>
<dt>pubkey_bits</dt>
<dd>the number of bits for the public key (used only
if <code>he</code> is <code>TRUE</code> in computation definition)</dd>
<dt>pubkey_n</dt>
<dd>the <code>n</code> for public key (used only if <code>he</code> is <code>TRUE</code>
in computation definition)</dd>
<dt>den_bits</dt>
<dd>the number of bits for the denominator (used only
if <code>he</code> is <code>TRUE</code> in computation definition)</dd></dl>

Arguments

Make a worker object given a definition and data — makeWorker

<dl>

<dt>defn</dt>
<dd>the computation definition</dd>


<dt>data</dt>
<dd>the data for the computation</dd>


<dt>pubkey_bits</dt>
<dd>the number of bits for the public key (used only
if <code>he</code> is <code>TRUE</code> in computation definition)</dd>


<dt>pubkey_n</dt>
<dd>the <code>n</code> for public key (used only if <code>he</code> is <code>TRUE</code>
in computation definition)</dd>


<dt>den_bits</dt>
<dd>the number of bits for the denominator (used only
if <code>he</code> is <code>TRUE</code> in computation definition)</dd>

</dl>

makeWorker: Make a worker object given a definition and data

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