est_ini {POPInf}

Initial estimation

Description

est_ini function for initial estimation

Usage

est_ini(X, Y, quant = NA, method)

Arguments

X

Array or DataFrame containing covariates

Y

Array or DataFrame of outcomes

quant

quantile for quantile estimation

method

indicates the method to be used for M-estimation. Options include "mean", "quantile", "ols", "logistic", and "poisson".

Value

initial estimatior