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lmerTest (version 3.1-3)

ensure_full_rank: Ensure a Design Matrix has Full (Column) Rank

Description

Determine and drop redundant columns using the qr decomposition.

Usage

ensure_full_rank(X, tol = 1e-07, silent = FALSE, test.ans = FALSE)

Arguments

X

a design matrix as produced by model.matrix.

tol

qr tolerance.

silent

throw message if columns are dropped from X? Default is FALSE.

test.ans

Test if the resulting/returned matrix has full rank? Default is FALSE.

Value

A design matrix in which redundant columns are dropped