lme4 (version 1.1-23)

expandDoubleVerts: Expand terms with '||' notation into separate '|' terms

Description

From the right hand side of a formula for a mixed-effects model, expand terms with the double vertical bar operator into separate, independent random effect terms.

Usage

expandDoubleVerts(term)

Arguments

term

a mixed-model formula

Value

the modified term

See Also

formula, model.frame, model.matrix, dummy.

Other utilities: mkRespMod, mkReTrms, nlformula, nobars, subbars

Examples

# NOT RUN {
  m <- ~ x + (x || g)
  expandDoubleVerts(m)
  set.seed(101)
  dd <- expand.grid(f=factor(letters[1:3]),g=factor(1:200),rep=1:3)
  dd$y <- simulate(~f + (1|g) + (0+dummy(f,"b")|g) + (0+dummy(f,"c")|g),
          newdata=dd,
          newparams=list(beta=rep(0,3),
                         theta=c(1,2,1),
                         sigma=1),
          family=gaussian)[[1]]
  m1 <- lmer(y~f+(f|g),data=dd)
  VarCorr(m1)
  m2 <- lmer(y~f+(1|g) + (0+dummy(f,"b")|g) + (0+dummy(f,"c")|g),
               data=dd)
  VarCorr(m2)
# }