eicm.matrix {eicm}

Define a model object for a EICM model

Description

Constructs a EICM model object for prediction. The model object contains all coefficient matrices that may be needed for prediction. Usually, you don't need to invoke this function directly, use as.eicm instead.

Usage

eicm.matrix(env.coefs, sp.coefs = NULL, latent = NULL, options = NULL)

Arguments

env.coefs

the environmental coefficient matrix: a species x variable matrix (including intercept).

sp.coefs

the species interaction coefficient matrix: a species x species matrix, with zero diagonal.

latent

the values for the latent variables in each sample: a sample x latent variable matrix.

options

options for the model fitting.

Details

The EICM model is a list composed of three matrices plus the fitting options:

1. env

2. sp

3. samples

Value

A eicm.matrix object that can be used for defining a model.