initial_herit: Calculation of the initial error prone value for heritability

In PSIMEX: SIMEX Algorithm on Pedigree Structures

Description

This function calculates the starting point for the P-SIMEX on heritability with the initial error in the pedigree.

Usage

initial_herit(model, data, pedigree)

Arguments

model	An object specifying the model to calculate inbreeding depression. It can be a lm or glm.
data	A dataset containing the phenotypic measurements on the population and the covariates which are included in the model.
pedigree	A dataset containing the initial pedigree structure. It must have three columns: id, parent1, parent2.

Value

A list:

h0	The starting value of heritability
seh0	The starting standard error of heritability
VA0	The starting value of additive genetic variance
VE0	The starting value of environmental variance

Author(s)

Erica Ponzi

PSIMEX documentation built on May 2, 2019, 3:34 p.m.