cStep2: Update Observation Set in Step 2

In forsearch: Diagnostic Analysis Using Forward Search Procedure for Various Models

Update Observation Set in Step 2

Description

Derives the set of observation numbers for step 2 for forsearch in Cox proportional hazard models

Usage

cStep2(fe, finalm, rimbs, dfa2, onlyfactor=FALSE, ycol, cphties,mstart, rnk, b.d)

Arguments

fe	Right hand side of formula
finalm	List of rows in model at each stage
rimbs	List, each element is a complete matrix of obs numbers and corresponding subset codes
dfa2	Complete data frame with factor subset indicator codes
onlyfactor	Logical. TRUE if there are no continuous independent variables
ycol	Response column number
cphties	Character designation of method of handling ties
mstart	Number of observations in first stage of Step 2
rnk	Rank of linear analysis with factor variables removed
b.d	Indicator of starting point for diagnostic listings

Details

Support function; usually not called independently

Value

Vector of expanding number sets corresponding to observation numbers

Author(s)

William R. Fairweather

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