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% File nlme/man/Initialize.Rd
% Part of the nlme package for R
% Distributed under GPL 2 or later: see nlme/LICENCE.note
\name{Initialize}
\title{Initialize Object}
\usage{
Initialize(object, data, \dots)
}
\alias{Initialize}
\arguments{
\item{object}{any object requiring initialization, e.g. "plug-in"
structures such as \code{corStruct} and \code{varFunc} objects. }
\item{data}{a data frame to be used in the initialization procedure.}
\item{\dots}{some methods for this generic function require additional
arguments.}
}
\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: \code{corStruct}, \code{glsStruct}, \code{lmeStruct},
\code{reStruct}, and \code{varFunc}.
}
\value{
an initialized object with the same class as \code{object}. Changes
introduced by the initialization procedure will depend on the method
function used; see the appropriate documentation.
}
\references{
Pinheiro, J.C., and Bates, D.M. (2000) "Mixed-Effects Models
in S and S-PLUS", Springer.
}
\author{José Pinheiro and Douglas Bates \email{bates@stat.wisc.edu}}
\seealso{\code{\link{Initialize.corStruct}},
\code{\link{Initialize.glsStruct}},
\code{\link{Initialize.lmeStruct}},
\code{\link{Initialize.reStruct}},
\code{\link{Initialize.varFunc}},
\code{\link{isInitialized}}
}
\keyword{models}
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