test: Generic function for hypothesis testing of provider effects

In pprof: Modeling, Standardization and Testing for Provider Profiling

Generic function for hypothesis testing of provider effects

Description

test is an S3 generic function used to conduct hypothesis tests on provider effect coefficients and detect outlying provider. The function dispatches to the appropriate method based on the class of the input model (fit).

Usage

test(fit, ...)

Arguments

fit	the input object, typically a fitted model, for which provider effects are tested. The method applied depends on the class of this object.
...	additional arguments that can be passed to specific methods.

Value

the return depends on the method implemented for the class of the input object, typically including statistical outputs for provider effect coefficients and identification of outlier providers.

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