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pdMatrix: Extract Matrix or Square-Root Factor from a pdMat Object

Description

The positive-definite matrix represented by object, or a square-root factor of it is obtained. Letting \(\Sigma\) denote a positive-definite matrix, a square-root factor of \(\Sigma\) is any square matrix \(L\) such that \(\Sigma = L'L\). This function extracts \(\Sigma\) or \(L\).

Usage

pdMatrix(object, factor)

Value

if factor is FALSE the positive-definite matrix represented by object is returned; else a square-root of the positive-definite matrix is returned.

Arguments

object

an object inheriting from class pdMat, representing a positive definite matrix.

factor

an optional logical value. If TRUE, a square-root factor of the positive-definite matrix represented by object is returned; else, if FALSE, the positive-definite matrix is returned. Defaults to FALSE.

Author

José Pinheiro and Douglas Bates

References

Pinheiro, J.C., and Bates, D.M. (2000) "Mixed-Effects Models in S and S-PLUS", Springer, esp. p. 162.

See Also

as.matrix.pdMat, pdClasses, pdFactor, pdMat, pdMatrix.reStruct, corMatrix

Examples

pd1 <- pdSymm(diag(1:4))
pdMatrix(pd1)