scalechoice {MCPAN}R Documentation

Only for internal use.

Description

How to define scale parameters of the Weibull distribution in the poly-k-setting

Usage

scalechoice(shape = 3, pm = 0.2, t = 1)

Arguments

shape

shape parameter (usually shape=3)

pm

a numeric value (0<p<1), probability that an individual dies before time t

t

a numeric value, time t

Value

a single numeric value, giving the scale parameter needed to fulfill pm(t) for the current definition of the Weibull disstribution.

Note

Scale parameter is defined differently than that in Peddada (2005)

See Also

?pweibull


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