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Initialize: Initialize Object

Description

This function is generic; method functions can be written to handle specific classes of objects. Classes which already have methods for this function include: corStruct, lmeStruct, reStruct, and varFunc.

Usage

Initialize(object, data, ...)

Value

an initialized object with the same class as object. Changes introduced by the initialization procedure will depend on the method function used; see the appropriate documentation.

Arguments

object

any object requiring initialization, e.g. "plug-in" structures such as corStruct and varFunc objects.

data

a data frame to be used in the initialization procedure.

...

some methods for this generic function require additional arguments.

Author

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

References

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

See Also

Initialize.corStruct, Initialize.lmeStruct, Initialize.glsStruct, Initialize.varFunc, isInitialized

Examples

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