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nlme (version 3.1-144)

Linear and Nonlinear Mixed Effects Models

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Fit and compare Gaussian linear and nonlinear mixed-effects models.

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install.packages('nlme')

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3.1-144

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GPL (>= 2) | file LICENCE

Last Published

February 6th, 2020

Functions in nlme (3.1-144)

Assay

Bioassay on Cell Culture Plate
ACF

Autocorrelation Function
ACF.lme

Autocorrelation Function for lme Residuals
ACF.gls

Autocorrelation Function for gls Residuals
Alfalfa

Split-Plot Experiment on Varieties of Alfalfa
Cefamandole

Pharmacokinetics of Cefamandole
BodyWeight

Rat weight over time for different diets
Covariate

Assign Covariate Values
Covariate.varFunc

Assign varFunc Covariate
Dim.pdMat

Dimensions of a pdMat Object
Dim.corSpatial

Dimensions of a corSpatial Object
Earthquake

Earthquake Intensity
Dialyzer

High-Flux Hemodialyzer
Coef

Assign Values to Coefficients
IGF

Radioimmunoassay of IGF-I Protein
Initialize

Initialize Object
Glucose

Glucose levels over time
Dim

Extract Dimensions from an Object
Dim.corStruct

Dimensions of a corStruct Object
[.pdMat

Subscript a pdMat Object
Initialize.corStruct

Initialize corStruct Object
Gasoline

Refinery yield of gasoline
Names.pdMat

Names of a pdMat Object
Glucose2

Glucose Levels Following Alcohol Ingestion
Fatigue

Cracks caused by metal fatigue
Initialize.glsStruct

Initialize a glsStruct Object
Gun

Methods for firing naval guns
Initialize.varFunc

Initialize varFunc Object
Muscle

Contraction of heart muscle sections
LDEsysMat

Generate system matrix for LDEs
Machines

Productivity Scores for Machines and Workers
Relaxin

Assay for Relaxin
Names

Names Associated with an Object
Matrix.pdMat

Assign Matrix to a pdMat or pdBlocked Object
Remifentanil

Pharmacokinetics of remifentanil
Matrix.reStruct

Assign reStruct Matrices
MathAchSchool

School demographic data for MathAchieve
Initialize.lmeStruct

Initialize an lmeStruct Object
Names.reStruct

Names of an reStruct Object
Initialize.reStruct

Initialize reStruct Object
Nitrendipene

Assay of nitrendipene
Meat

Tenderness of meat
Variogram.corLin

Calculate Semi-variogram for a corLin Object
Variogram.corRatio

Calculate Semi-variogram for a corRatio Object
Names.formula

Extract Names from a formula
Milk

Protein content of cows' milk
Oxide

Variability in Semiconductor Manufacturing
Oats

Split-plot Experiment on Varieties of Oats
Oxboys

Heights of Boys in Oxford
Soybean

Growth of soybean plants
Names.pdBlocked

Names of a pdBlocked Object
Ovary

Counts of Ovarian Follicles
Spruce

Growth of Spruce Trees
Quinidine

Quinidine Kinetics
Matrix

Assign Matrix Values
MathAchieve

Mathematics achievement scores
Pixel

X-ray pixel intensities over time
Rail

Evaluation of Stress in Railway Rails
Wafer

Modeling of Analog MOS Circuits
bdf

Language scores
Tetracycline1

Pharmacokinetics of tetracycline
coef.corStruct

Coefficients of a corStruct Object
PBG

Effect of Phenylbiguanide on Blood Pressure
anova.lme

Compare Likelihoods of Fitted Objects
coef.varFunc

varFunc Object Coefficients
RatPupWeight

The weight of rat pups
as.matrix.corStruct

Matrix of a corStruct Object
Orthodont

Growth curve data on an orthdontic measurement
corLin

Linear Correlation Structure
Variogram.corGaus

Calculate Semi-variogram for a corGaus Object
Tetracycline2

Pharmacokinetics of tetracycline
Variogram.lme

Calculate Semi-variogram for Residuals from an lme Object
collapse

Collapse According to Groups
asOneFormula

Combine Formulas of a Set of Objects
Variogram.corSpatial

Calculate Semi-variogram for a corSpatial Object
Phenobarb

Phenobarbitol Kinetics
Variogram.corExp

Calculate Semi-variogram for a corExp Object
Variogram.corSpher

Calculate Semi-variogram for a corSpher Object
VarCorr

Extract variance and correlation components
fitted.glsStruct

Calculate glsStruct Fitted Values
Wheat2

Wheat Yield Trials
getData.gls

Extract gls Object Data
fitted.gnlsStruct

Calculate gnlsStruct Fitted Values
asTable

Convert groupedData to a matrix
getData.lmList

Extract lmList Object Data
Wheat

Yields by growing conditions
Variogram.default

Calculate Semi-variogram
corRatio

Rational Quadratic Correlation Structure
corMatrix

Extract Correlation Matrix
corSpatial

Spatial Correlation Structure
Variogram

Calculate Semi-variogram
as.matrix.pdMat

Matrix of a pdMat Object
Variogram.gls

Calculate Semi-variogram for Residuals from a gls Object
allCoef

Extract Coefficients from a Set of Objects
as.matrix.reStruct

Matrices of an reStruct Object
anova.gls

Compare Likelihoods of Fitted Objects
coef.pdMat

pdMat Object Coefficients
augPred

Augmented Predictions
balancedGrouped

Create a groupedData object from a matrix
comparePred

Compare Predictions
corARMA

ARMA(p,q) Correlation Structure
collapse.groupedData

Collapse a groupedData Object
getGroups.varFunc

Extract varFunc Groups
getVarCov

Extract variance-covariance matrix
getGroups.lme

Extract lme Object Groups
corCAR1

Continuous AR(1) Correlation Structure
corAR1

AR(1) Correlation Structure
coef.gnls

Extract gnls Coefficients
getResponseFormula

Extract Formula Specifying Response Variable
coef.reStruct

reStruct Object Coefficients
fdHess

Finite difference Hessian
ergoStool

Ergometrics experiment with stool types
coef.lme

Extract lme Coefficients
coef.lmList

Extract lmList Coefficients
isInitialized

Check if Object is Initialized
compareFits

Compare Fitted Objects
corClasses

Correlation Structure Classes
corExp

Exponential Correlation Structure
coef.modelStruct

Extract modelStruct Object Coefficients
corCompSymm

Compound Symmetry Correlation Structure
corMatrix.corStruct

Matrix of a corStruct Object
corMatrix.pdMat

Extract Correlation Matrix from a pdMat Object
lmeObject

Fitted lme Object
corSpher

Spherical Correlation Structure
lmList

List of lm Objects with a Common Model
corFactor

Factor of a Correlation Matrix
fitted.lmList

Extract lmList Fitted Values
corSymm

General Correlation Structure
lmeControl

Specifying Control Values for lme Fit
corFactor.corStruct

Factor of a corStruct Object Matrix
getData

Extract Data from an Object
logLik.lme

Log-Likelihood of an lme Object
corGaus

Gaussian Correlation Structure
corMatrix.reStruct

Extract Correlation Matrix from Components of an reStruct Object
fitted.lmeStruct

Calculate lmeStruct Fitted Values
fitted.lme

Extract lme Fitted Values
getCovariateFormula

Extract Covariates Formula
getData.lme

Extract lme Object Data
corNatural

General correlation in natural parameterization
formula.pdBlocked

Extract pdBlocked Formula
glsStruct

Generalized Least Squares Structure
isBalanced

Check a Design for Balance
lmeStruct

Linear Mixed-Effects Structure
getGroups

Extract Grouping Factors from an Object
gnls

Fit Nonlinear Model Using Generalized Least Squares
logDet

Extract the Logarithm of the Determinant
intervals.lme

Confidence Intervals on lme Parameters
logLik.gnlsStruct

Log-Likelihood of a gnlsStruct Object
getCovariate.data.frame

Extract Data Frame Covariate
getCovariate

Extract Covariate from an Object
getGroups.corStruct

Extract corStruct Groups
fixed.effects

Extract Fixed Effects
gapply

Apply a Function by Groups
fitted.nlmeStruct

Calculate nlmeStruct Fitted Values
fixef.lmList

Extract lmList Fixed Effects
getCovariate.varFunc

Extract varFunc Covariate
logLik.lmList

Log-Likelihood of an lmList Object
logLik.lmeStruct

Log-Likelihood of an lmeStruct Object
getGroups.data.frame

Extract Groups from a Data Frame
model.matrix.reStruct

reStruct Model Matrix
getGroupsFormula

Extract Grouping Formula
getCovariate.corStruct

Extract corStruct Object Covariate
needUpdate

Check if Update is Needed
formula.pdMat

Extract pdMat Formula
pdDiag

Diagonal Positive-Definite Matrix
gnlsStruct

Generalized Nonlinear Least Squares Structure
formula.reStruct

Extract reStruct Object Formula
gnlsObject

Fitted gnls Object
getGroups.gls

Extract gls Object Groups
getGroups.lmList

Extract lmList Object Groups
gnlsControl

Control Values for gnls Fit
getResponse

Extract Response Variable from an Object
pdFactor

Square-Root Factor of a Positive-Definite Matrix
gls-internal

Auxiliary functions used by gls
nlsList

List of nls Objects with a Common Model
gls

Fit Linear Model Using Generalized Least Squares
glsObject

Fitted gls Object
glsControl

Control Values for gls Fit
groupedData

Construct a groupedData Object
gsummary

Summarize by Groups
lmList.groupedData

lmList Fit from a groupedData Object
plot.augPred

Plot an augPred Object
lme

Linear Mixed-Effects Models
phenoModel

Model function for the Phenobarb data
logLik.glsStruct

Log-Likelihood of a glsStruct Object
plot.ACF

Plot an ACF Object
intervals.gls

Confidence Intervals on gls Parameters
plot.Variogram

Plot a Variogram Object
nlsList.selfStart

nlsList Fit from a selfStart Function
intervals.lmList

Confidence Intervals on lmList Coefficients
predict.gnls

Predictions from a gnls Object
needUpdate.modelStruct

Check if a modelStruct Object Needs Updating
pairs.compareFits

Pairs Plot of compareFits Object
logLik.gnls

Log-Likelihood of a gnls Object
lme.groupedData

LME fit from groupedData Object
intervals

Confidence Intervals on Coefficients
lme.lmList

LME fit from lmList Object
pdClasses

Positive-Definite Matrix Classes
predict.lmList

Predictions from an lmList Object
logLik.reStruct

Calculate reStruct Log-Likelihood
nlme

Nonlinear Mixed-Effects Models
logDet.reStruct

Extract reStruct Log-Determinants
quinModel

Model function for the Quinidine data
random.effects

Extract Random Effects
residuals.gls

Extract gls Residuals
logDet.corStruct

Extract corStruct Log-Determinant
logDet.pdMat

Extract Log-Determinant from a pdMat Object
pdCompSymm

Positive-Definite Matrix with Compound Symmetry Structure
pdFactor.reStruct

Extract Square-Root Factor from Components of an reStruct Object
pdIdent

Multiple of the Identity Positive-Definite Matrix
residuals.gnlsStruct

Calculate gnlsStruct Residuals
plot.ranef.lmList

Plot a ranef.lmList Object
ranef.lme

Extract lme Random Effects
plot.lmList

Plot an lmList Object
residuals.lmList

Extract lmList Residuals
plot.intervals.lmList

Plot lmList Confidence Intervals
ranef.lmList

Extract lmList Random Effects
residuals.glsStruct

Calculate glsStruct Residuals
plot.ranef.lme

Plot a ranef.lme Object
summary.nlsList

Summarize an nlsList Object
pdMatrix

Extract Matrix or Square-Root Factor from a pdMat Object
nlme.nlsList

NLME fit from nlsList Object
nlmeControl

Control Values for nlme Fit
logLik.corStruct

Extract corStruct Log-Likelihood
pdBlocked

Positive-Definite Block Diagonal Matrix
plot.lme

Plot an lme or nls object
pairs.lme

Pairs Plot of an lme Object
pdNatural

General Positive-Definite Matrix in Natural Parametrization
logLik.varFunc

Extract varFunc logLik
pdMatrix.reStruct

Extract Matrix or Square-Root Factor from Components of an reStruct Object
plot.nffGroupedData

Plot an nffGroupedData Object
pairs.lmList

Pairs Plot of an lmList Object
splitFormula

Split a Formula
predict.nlme

Predictions from an nlme Object
predict.lme

Predictions from an lme Object
pdSymm

General Positive-Definite Matrix
summary.pdMat

Summarize a pdMat Object
varConstPower

Constant Plus Power Variance Function
varPower

Power Variance Function
summary.corStruct

Summarize a corStruct Object
varComb

Combination of Variance Functions
update.varFunc

Update varFunc Object
varWeights

Extract Variance Function Weights
nlmeStruct

Nonlinear Mixed-Effects Structure
nlmeObject

Fitted nlme Object
pdConstruct

Construct pdMat Objects
plot.compareFits

Plot a compareFits Object
plot.nfnGroupedData

Plot an nfnGroupedData Object
pdLogChol

General Positive-Definite Matrix
plot.nmGroupedData

Plot an nmGroupedData Object
pooledSD

Extract Pooled Standard Deviation
pdConstruct.pdBlocked

Construct pdBlocked Objects
recalc.modelStruct

Recalculate for a modelStruct Object
varClasses

Variance Function Classes
recalc.corStruct

Recalculate for corStruct Object
residuals.lmeStruct

Calculate lmeStruct Residuals
plot.gls

Plot a gls Object
residuals.lme

Extract lme Residuals
print.varFunc

Print a varFunc Object
recalc

Recalculate Condensed Linear Model Object
reStruct

Random Effects Structure
pdMat

Positive-Definite Matrix
residuals.nlmeStruct

Calculate nlmeStruct Residuals
qqnorm.gls

Normal Plot of Residuals from a gls Object
qqnorm.lme

Normal Plot of Residuals or Random Effects from an lme Object
predict.gls

Predictions from a gls Object
recalc.reStruct

Recalculate for an reStruct Object
solve.reStruct

Apply Solve to an reStruct Object
print.summary.pdMat

Print a summary.pdMat Object
summary.varFunc

Summarize varFunc Object
update.modelStruct

Update a modelStruct Object
solve.pdMat

Calculate Inverse of a Positive-Definite Matrix
simulate.lme

Simulate Results from lme Models
summary.gls

Summarize a Generalized Least Squares gls Object
varWeights.glsStruct

Variance Weights for glsStruct Object
summary.modelStruct

Summarize a modelStruct Object
varExp

Exponential Variance Function
varFixed

Fixed Variance Function
varFunc

Variance Function Structure
varWeights.lmeStruct

Variance Weights for lmeStruct Object
recalc.varFunc

Recalculate for varFunc Object
summary.lmList

Summarize an lmList Object
summary.lme

Summarize an lme Object
varIdent

Constant Variance Function