lcx.initialize: Starting parameters for an LCx model fit

Description Usage Arguments Details Value

Description

Estimate starting parameters for an LCx model fit.

Usage

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lcx.initialize(Y, conc, group, link = c("probit", "logit"), lethal)

Arguments

Y

a two column matrix of the number of survivals and mortalities in each sample.

conc

a vector of toxin concentrations

group

a factor delineating treatment groups

link

the link function for survival fractions

lethal

the modelled level of lethality

Details

This is the default method for computing the starting values used to initialize an lcx model.

Value

Return a list of with components

alpha

the rate parameter for each treatment group

gamma

the probit of the control survival for each treatment group

loglcx

the log lcx for each treatment group


ahproctor/LC50 documentation built on May 12, 2019, 2:31 a.m.