estimateY {spatsurv}

estimateY function

Description

A function to get an initial estimate of Y, to be used in calibrating the MCMC. Not for general use

Usage

estimateY(X, betahat, omegahat, surv, control)

Arguments

X

the design matrix containing covariate information

betahat

an estimate of beta

omegahat

an estimate of omega

surv

an object of class Surv

control

a list containg various control parameters for the MCMC and post-processing routines

Value

an estimate of Y, to be used in calibrating the MCMC