ph.coxian {mapfit}

Create a Coxian PH distribution

Description

Create an instance of coxian PH distribution.

Usage

ph.coxian(size)

Arguments

size

An integer for the number of phases

Value

An instance of coxian PH distribution

Note

Coxian PH distribution is the PH distribution whose infinitesimal generator is given by a upper bi-diagonal matrix. This is also called canonical form 3.

Examples

## create a Coxian PH with 5 phases
(param1 <- ph.coxian(5))