initializeCovars: Initializing covariates before estimation

In nlmixr: Nonlinear Mixed Effects Models in Population PK/PD

Initializing covariates before estimation

Description

Initializing covariates before estimation

Usage

initializeCovars(
  fitobject,
  fstring,
  covNames,
  initialEst,
  initialEstLB,
  initialEstUB
)

Arguments

fitobject	an nlmixr 'fit' object
fstring	a string giving the entire expression for the model function string
covNames	a list of covariate names (parameters) that need to be estimates
initialEst	the initial estimate for the covariate parameters to be estimated; default is 0
initialEstLB	a lower bound for the covariate parameters to be estimated; default is -Inf
initialEstUB	an upper bound for the covariate parameters to be estimated; default is Inf

Value

updated model object with the modified initial values

Author(s)

Vipul Mann, Matthew Fidler

nlmixr documentation built on March 27, 2022, 5:05 p.m.