

tvcov(event)                                 R Documentation

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_U_s_a_g_e_:

     tvcov(y, x, tx)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s_:

       y: Vector of times.

       x: Vector covariate.

      tx: Vector of times at which x changes.

_V_a_l_u_e_:

     `tvcov' creates a vector of length `sum(y)' of time-
     varying covariates for use with `ehr'. It may also be
     used to create weight vectors.

_A_u_t_h_o_r_(_s_)_:

     J.K. Lindsey

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o_:

     `bp', `ehr', `ident', `pp', `tccov', `tpast', `ttime'.

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s_:

     y <- c(5,3,2,4)
     x <- c(1,2,2,1,2,2,1)
     tx <- c(2,3,1,2,2,2,2)
     zcov <- tvcov(y, x, tx)
     zcov

