f {INLA} | R Documentation

## Define general Gaussian models in the INLA formula

### Description

Function used for defining of smooth and spatial terms within `inla` model formulae. The function does not evaluate anything - it exists purely to help set up a model. The function specifies one smooth function in the linear predictor (see `inla.list.models()`) as

`w\ f(x)`

### Usage

    f(
      ...,
      model = "iid",
      copy = NULL,
      scopy = NULL,
      same.as = NULL,
      n = NULL,
      nrep = NULL,
      replicate = NULL,
      ngroup = NULL,
      group = NULL,
      control.group = inla.set.control.group.default(),
      control.scopy = inla.set.control.scopy.default(),
      hyper = NULL,
      initial = NULL,
      prior = NULL,
      param = NULL,
      fixed = NULL,
      season.length = NULL,
      constr = NULL,
      extraconstr = list(A = NULL, e = NULL),
      values = NULL,
      cyclic = NULL,
      diagonal = NULL,
      graph = NULL,
      graph.file = NULL,
      cdf = NULL,
      quantiles = NULL,
      Cmatrix = NULL,
      rankdef = NULL,
      Z = NULL,
      nrow = NULL,
      ncol = NULL,
      nu = NULL,
      bvalue = NULL,
      spde.prefix = NULL,
      spde2.prefix = NULL,
      spde2.transform = c("logit", "log", "identity"),
      spde3.prefix = NULL,
      spde3.transform = c("logit", "log", "identity"),
      mean.linear = inla.set.control.fixed.default()$mean,
      prec.linear = inla.set.control.fixed.default()$prec,
      compute = TRUE,
      of = NULL,
      precision = 10^8,
      range = NULL,
      adjust.for.con.comp = TRUE,
      order = NULL,
      scale = NULL,
      rgeneric = NULL,
      cgeneric = NULL,
      scale.model = NULL,
      args.slm = list(rho.min = NULL, rho.max = NULL, X = NULL, W = NULL, Q.beta = NULL),
      args.ar1c = list(Z = NULL, Q.beta = NULL),
      args.intslope = list(subject = NULL, strata = NULL, covariates = NULL),
      vb.correct = TRUE,
      locations = NULL,
      debug = FALSE,
      A.local = NULL
    )

### Arguments

`...` | Name of the covariate and, possibly of the weights vector. NB: order counts!!!! The first specified term is the covariate and the second one is the vector of weights (which can be negative).
`model` | A string indicating the chosen model. The default is `iid`. See `names(inla.models()$latent)` for a list of possible alternatives and `inla.doc()` for detailed docs.
`copy` | The name of the model-component to copy
`scopy` | The name of the model-component to smooth-copy (where the copy-function is a spline)
`same.as` | Can be used with `copy=".."`. `same.as="A"` says that this `copy` should use the same scaling parameter as another `copy` "A"
`n` | An optional argument which defines the dimension of the model if this is different from `length(sort(unique(covariate)))`
`nrep` | Number of replications, if not given, then `nrep=max(replications)`
`replicate` | A vector of which replications to use.
`ngroup` | Number of groups, if not given, then `ngroup=max(group)`
`group` | A vector of which groups to use.
`control.group` | Controls the use of `group`
`control.scopy` | Controls the use of `scopy`
`hyper` | Specification of the hyperparameter, fixed or random, initial values, priors and its parameters. See `?inla.models` for the list of hyparameters for each model and its default options or use `inla.doc()` for detailed info on the family and supported prior distributions.
`initial` | THIS OPTION IS OBSOLETE, DO NOT USE
`prior` | THIS OPTION IS OBSOLETE, DO NOT USE
`param` | THIS OPTION IS OBSOLETE, DO NOT USE
`fixed` | THIS OPTION IS OBSOLETE; DO NOT USE
`season.length` | Length of the seasonal component for `model="seasonal"`
`constr` | A boolean variable indicating whater to set a sum to 0 constraint on the term. By default the sum to 0 constraint is imposed on all intrinsic models ("iid","rw1","rw1","besag", etc..).
`extraconstr` | This argument defines extra linear constraints. The argument is a list with two elements, a matrix `A` and a vector `e`, which defines the extra constraint `Ax = e`; for example `extraconstr = list(A = A, e=e)`. The number of columns of `A` must correspond to the length of this `f`-model. Note that this constraint comes additional to the sum-to-zero constraint defined if `constr = TRUE`.
`values` | An optional vector giving all values assumed by the covariate for which we want estimated the effect. It must be a numeric vector, a vector of factors or `NULL`.
`cyclic` | A boolean specifying wheather the model is cyclical. Only valid for "rw1" and "rw2" models, is cyclic=T then the sum to 0 constraint is removed. For the correct form of the grah file see Martino and Rue (2008).
`diagonal` | An extra constant added to the diagonal of the precision matrix to prevent numerical issues.
`graph` | Defines the graph-object either as a file with a graph-description, an `inla.graph`-object, or as a (sparse) symmetric matrix .
`graph.file` | THIS OPTION IS OBSOLETE, DO NOT USE
`cdf` | THIS OPTION IS OBSOLETE, DO NOT USE
`quantiles` | A vector of maximum 10 quantiles, `p(0), p(1),\dots` to compute for each posterior marginal. The function returns, for each posterior marginal, the values `x(0), x(1),\dots` such that `\mbox{Prob}(X<x(p))=p`
`Cmatrix` | The specification of the precision matrix for the generic, generic3 or z models (up to a scaling constant). `Cmatrix` is either a (dense) matrix, a matrix created using `Matrix::sparseMatrix()`, or a filename which stores the non-zero elements of `Cmatrix`, in three columns: `i`, `j` and `Qij`. In case of the generic3 model, it is a list of such specifications.
`rankdef` | A number defining the rank deficiency of the model, with sum-to-zero constraint and possible extra-constraints taken into account. See details.
`Z` | The matrix for the z-model
`nrow` | Number of rows for 2d-models
`ncol` | Number of columns for 2d-models
`nu` | Smoothing parameter for the Matern2d-model, possible values are `c(0, 1, 2, 3)`
`bvalue` | The boundary conditions for model `rw2d`, 0 means use the correct subspace (default), while 1 means condition on 0's outside
`spde.prefix` | Internal use only
`spde2.prefix` | Internal use only
`spde2.transform` | Internal use only
`spde3.prefix` | Internal use only
`spde3.transform` | Internal use only
`mean.linear` | Prior mean for `model="linear"`
`prec.linear` | Prior precision for `model="linear"`
`compute` | A boolean variable indicating whether the marginal posterior distribution for the nodes in the `f()` model should be computed or not. This is usefull for large models where we are only interested in some posterior marginals.
`of` | Internal use only
`precision` | The precision for the artificial noise added when creating a copy of a model and others.
`range` | A vector of size two giving the lower and upper range for the scaling parameter `beta` in the model `COPY`, `CLINEAR`, `MEC` and `MEB`. If `low = high` then the identity mapping is used.
`adjust.for.con.comp` | If TRUE (default), adjust some of the models (currently: besag, bym, bym2 and besag2) if the number of connected components in graph is larger than 1. If FALSE, do nothing.
`order` | Defines the `order` of the model: for model `ar` this defines the order p, in AR(p). Not used for other models at the time being.
`scale` | A scaling vector. Its meaning depends on the model.
`rgeneric` | A object of class `inla.rgeneric` which defines the model. (EXPERIMENTAL!)
`cgeneric` | A object of class `inla.cgeneric` which defines the model. (EXPERIMENTAL!)
`scale.model` | Logical. If `TRUE` then scale the RW1 and RW2 and BESAG and BYM and BESAG2 and RW2D models so the their (generlized) variance is 1. Default value is `inla.getOption("scale.model.default")`
`args.slm` | Required arguments to the model="slm"; see the documentation for further details.
`args.ar1c` | Required arguments to the model="ar1c"; see the documentation for further details.
`args.intslope` | A list with the `subject` (factor), `strata` (factor) and `covariates` (numeric) for the `intslope` model; see the documentation for further details,
`vb.correct` | Add this model component to the list of nodes to be used for the (potential) vb correction? If `TRUE` do, and do not if `FALSE`. Can also be a vector of nodes to add in the correction-set.
`locations` | A matrix with locations for the model `dmatern`. This also defines `n`.
`debug` | Enable local debug output
`A.local` | Local A-matrix (experimental and in development, do not use)

### Details

There is no default value for `rankdef`, if it is not defined by the user then it is computed by the rank deficiency of the prior model (for the generic model, the default is zero), plus 1 for the sum-to-zero constraint if the prior model is proper, plus the number of extra constraints. Oops: This can be wrong, and then the user must define the `rankdef` explicitly.

### Value

TODO

### Author(s)

Havard Rue hrue@r-inla.org

### See Also

`inla()`, `hyperpar.inla()`

[Package INLA version 25.06.07 Index]