gam.setup                package:mgcv                R Documentation

_G_e_n_e_r_a_l_i_z_e_d _a_d_d_i_t_i_v_e _m_o_d_e_l _s_e_t _u_p

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     This is an internal function of package 'mgcv'. It is called  by
     'gam' to obtain the design matrix and penalty matrices for a GAM
     set up using penalized regression splines. This is done by calling
     a mixture of R routines and compiled C code.  For further
     information on usuage see code for 'gam'.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Simon N. Wood simon.wood@r-project.org

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     Wood S.N. (2006) Generalized Additive Models: An Introduction with
     R. Chapman and Hall/CRC Press.

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'gam', 'gamm', 'magic', 'mgcv'

