scoreVectDS: Generates the score vector and information matrix

In datashield/dsBetaTest: New DataSHIELD Server Functions

Description

This function is called by the client function 'ds.gee' to produced the score vector and information matrix.

Usage

scoreVectDS(data, formula, family, clusterID, corstr, alpha, phi,
  startBetas, zcor = NULL)

Arguments

data	the input dataframe which contains the variable specified in the formula.
formula	a regression formula.
family	the link function for the regression.
clusterID	the name of the column that holds the cluster IDs.
corstr	the correlation structure.
alpha	the parameter alpha
phi	the parameter alpha
startBetas	a character, the starting values concatenated by comma
zcor	the user defined matrix user if the correlation structure is 'fixed'.

Details

the score vector and information matrix are calculated according to the correlation structure.

Value

a list

Author(s)

Gaye, A.; Jones EM.

datashield/dsBetaTest documentation built on Nov. 7, 2019, 5:40 p.m.