Model-class {simulator} | R Documentation |
An S4 class representing the model component of the simulator.
Description
An object of class Model specifies the statistical model. In particular,
all parameters are specified in addition to a function called simulate
that allows one to draw random samples from this model.
Details
To get parameters stored in a Model
object, a shortcut for
my_model@params$my_parameter
is my_model$my_parameter
.
This class inherits from the Component
class.
Slots
name
a short name identifier. Must be alphanumeric (though -, _, and / are allowed as long as they are not at the start or end of name.
label
a longer, human readable label that can have other characters such as spaces, hyphens, etc.
params
a list that contains the Model object's parameters
simulate
a function that has arguments
nsim
and names matching elements withinnames(params)
. It returns a list of length nsim, where each element of the list represents a random draw from theModel
object.