R: Extract the Logarithm of the Determinant

logDet {nlme}

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Extract the Logarithm of the Determinant

Description

This function is generic; method functions can be written to handle specific classes of objects. Classes which already have methods for this function include: corStruct, several pdMat classes, and reStruct.

Usage

logDet(object, ...)

Arguments

object

any object from which a matrix, or list of matrices, can be extracted

...

some methods for this generic function require additional arguments.

Value

will depend on the method function used; see the appropriate documentation.

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