validate.cm {LoopAnalyst} | R Documentation |
Validate a Community Matrix
Description
Validates a community matrix, returning descriptive errors if validation fails and nothing otherwise.
Usage
validate.cm(CM)
Arguments
CM |
A potential community matrix to be tested. |
Details
A community matrix is deemed valid if it is a square matrix, with no missing values, where each element has the value -1, 0 or 1, it is not a fully specified matrix, and there is at least one direct or indirect path from each element to each element.
Author(s)
Alexis Dinno (alexis.dinno@pdx.edu)
Please contact me with any questions, bug reports or suggestions for improvement. Fixing bugs will be facilitated by sending along:
[1] | a copy of your relevant R data file (de-labeled or anonymized is fine), |
[2] | a copy of the command syntax used, and |
[3] | a copy of the exact output of the command. |
https://alexisdinno.com/LoopAnalyst/
References
Puccia, C. J. and Levins, R. (1986) Qualitative Modeling of Complex Systems: An Introduction to Loop Analysis and Time Averaging. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. <doi:10.4159/harvard.9780674435070>.
See Also
Examples
## assess community matrix
data(cm.levins)
validate.cm(cm.levins)