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Derivative of SCAD penalty function as described in Fan and Li (2001).
scad_deriv(x,lambda,a)
Derivative SCAD penalty function with tuning parameters lambda and "a" evaluated at "x".
Number to be evaluated
Tuning parameter lambda
Tuning parameter a. Default value of 3.7 as suggested in Fan and Li (2001)
Ben Sherwood
[1] Fan, J. and Li, R. (2001). Variable selection via nonconcave penalized likelihood and its oracle properties, J. Am. Statist. Ass, 96, 1348--1360.
scad_deriv(3,1) scad_deriv(-3,1) scad_deriv(.001,2)
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