getCovariate.corStruct {nlme} | R Documentation

## Extract corStruct Object Covariate

### Description

This method function extracts the covariate(s) associated with `object`.

### Usage

    ## S3 method for class 'corStruct':
    getCovariate(object, form, data)

### Arguments

`object` | an object inheriting from class `corStruct` representing a correlation structure.
`form` | this argument is included to make the method function compatible with the generic. It will be assigned the value of `formula(object)` and should not be modified.
`data` | an optional data frame in which to evaluate the variables defined in `form`, in case `object` is not initialized and the covariate needs to be evaluated.

### Value

when the correlation structure does not include a grouping factor, the returned value will be a vector or a matrix with the covariate(s) associated with `object`. If a grouping factor is present, the returned value will be a list of vectors or matrices with the covariate(s) corresponding to each grouping level.

### Author(s)

Jose Pinheiro Jose.Pinheiro@pharma.novartis.com and Douglas Bates bates@stat.wisc.edu

### References

Pinheiro, J.C., and Bates, D.M. (2000) "Mixed-Effects Models in S and S-PLUS", Springer.

### See Also

`getCovariate`

### Examples

    cs1 <- corAR1(form = ~ 1 | Subject)
    getCovariate(cs1, data = Orthodont)

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