Continuous AR(1) Correlation Structure

DESCRIPTION:

This function is a constructor for the corCAR1 class, representing an autocorrelation structure of order 1, with a continuous time covariate. Objects created using this constructor must be later initialized using the appropriate initialize method.

USAGE:

corCAR1(value, form, fixed) 

OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS:

value
the correlation between two observations one unit of time apart. Must be between 0 and 1. Defaults to 0.2.
form
a one sided formula of the form `~ t', or `~ t | g', specifying a time covariate t and, optionally, a grouping factor g. Covariates for this correlation structure need not be integer valued. When a grouping factor is present in form, the correlation structure is assumed to apply only to observations within the same grouping level; observations with different grouping levels are assumed to be uncorrelated. Defaults to `~ 1', which corresponds to using the order of the observations in the data as a covariate, and no groups.
fixed
an optional logical value indicating whether the coefficients should be allowed to vary in the optimization, or kept fixed at their initial value. Defaults to FALSE, in which case the coefficients are allowed to vary.

VALUE:

an object of class corCAR1, representing an autocorrelation structure of order 1, with a continuous time covariate.

REFERENCES:

Box, G.E.P., Jenkins, G.M., and Reinsel G.C. (1994) "Time Series Analysis: Forecasting and Control", 3rd Edition, Holden-Day. Jones, R.H. (1993) "Longitudinal Data with Serial Correlation: A State-space Approach", Chapman and Hall

SEE ALSO:

EXAMPLES:

## covariate is Time and grouping factor is Mare 
cs1 <- corCAR1(0.2, form = ~ Time | Mare)