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Covariate.varFunc: Assign varFunc Covariate

Description

The covariate(s) used in the calculation of the weights of the variance function represented by object is (are) replaced by value. If object has been initialized, value must have the same dimensions as getCovariate(object).

Usage

# S3 method for varFunc
covariate(object) <- value

Value

a varFunc object similar to object, but with its

covariate attribute replaced by value.

Arguments

object

an object inheriting from class "varFunc", representing a variance function structure.

value

a value to be assigned to the covariate associated with object.

Author

José Pinheiro and Douglas Bates bates@stat.wisc.edu

See Also

getCovariate.varFunc

Examples

Run this code
vf1 <- varPower(1.1, form = ~age)
covariate(vf1) <- Orthodont[["age"]]

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