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
[Package MCPAN version 1.1-21 Index]