simMSM (version 1.1.2)

unirootf: Warapper function for cumallcausehr to be used in uniroot.

Description

Function used for the numerical inversion of the cumulative all-cause hazard rate function.

Usage

unirootf(exit, u, entry, all.bhr, eta.ij, x.i)

Arguments

exit

exit time

u

sample from the uniform distribution

entry

entry time

all.bhr

list containg all cause-specific baseline hazard rate functions.

eta.ij

linear predictor functions

x.i

covariate observations for indididual i

Value

• Return value of cumallcausehr

Examples

unirootf(exit, u, entry, all.bhr, eta.ij, x.i)