inputNames {kergp}

Generic Function: Names of the Inputs of a Covariance Kernel

Description

Generic function returning or setting the names of the inputs attached with a covariance kernel.

Usage

inputNames(object, ...)

## S4 replacement method for signature 'covAll'
inputNames(object, ...) <- value

Arguments

object

A covariance kernel object.

value

A suitable character vector.

...

Other arguments for methods.

Value

A character vector with distinct input names that are used e.g. in prediction.

Note

The input names are usually checked to control that they match the colnames of a spatial design matrix. They play an important role since in general the inputs are found among other columns of a data frame, and their order is not fixed. For instance in a data frame used as newdata formal in the predict method, the inputs are generally found at positions which differ from those in the data frame used at the creation of the object.

See Also

checkX