R/getZ.R

In mixmeta: An Extended Mixed-Effects Framework for Meta-Analysis

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### R routines for the R package mixmeta (c)
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getZ <-
function(random, data, contrasts=NULL)  {
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# FUNCTION TO DEFINE THE DESIGN MATRICES FOR THE RANDOM PART
#
  # IF random IS NULL, JUST RETURN NULL
  if(is.null(random)) return(NULL)
#
  # OTHERWISE, GENERATE THE LIST
  random <- getList(random)
  Z <- lapply(random, function(form) {
    # REMOVE THE GROUPING FACTOR FROM THE FORMULA
    form[[2]] <- form[[2]][[2]]
    # EXTRACT THE CONTRASTS
    contr <- getContrXlev(form, contrasts)
    # DERIVE THE MODEL MATRIX
    model.matrix(form, data, contr)
  })
#
  # RETURN A SINGLE MATRIX IF SINGLE LEVEL
  dropList(Z)
}