parallel_glmmf: Parallel estimation of GLMMF

Description Usage Arguments

Description

Function parallel_glmmf is a parallel version of glmmf function.

Usage

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parallel_glmmf(group, response, common.fixed, distinct.fixed, random,
  nfactors = 0, data, distribution = c("gaussian", "poisson", "binomial",
  "gamma", "negative binomial"), u, correlating.effects = TRUE,
  common.dispersion = TRUE, init.random.cov, init.dispersion, init.factor,
  init.theta, return.model = TRUE, maxiter = 50, maxiter2 = 10,
  convtol = 1e-08, estimate = TRUE, tol = .Machine$double.eps^0.5,
  trace = 0, seed = 1, group_size = 5, threads = 1, samples = 1,
  verbose = FALSE, ...)

Arguments

group

Name of the grouping variable in data. Only one grouping variable is allowed and the group sizes must be equal. In case of unequal group sizes, patch missing rows with NA's.

response

Name of the response variable in data.

common.fixed

formula for common fixed effects. LHS of the formula is ignored if present.

distinct.fixed

Formula for distinct fixed effects i.e. each group has separate regression coefficient. This formula cannot contain variables which are already present in common.fixed or random formulas, as in that case the model would not be identifiable. LHS of the formula is ignored if present.

random

Formula for random effects. LHS of the formula is ignored if present.

data

Data frame containing the variables in the model. Must contain all variables used formulas and variables defined in group and response

distribution

Distribution of observations. Possible choices are "gaussian", "poisson", "binomial", "gamma and "negative binomial". Default is "gaussian".

correlating.effects

Logical. Default is TRUE.

init.dispersion

Initial values for dispersion paremeters for Gaussian, negative binomial and Gamma distributions.

maxiter

Integer. Number of iterations for in iterative weighted least squares.

init.random

Initial values for random effect covariances.


helske/GLMMF documentation built on May 17, 2019, 3:38 p.m.