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 href="http://euroreves.ined.fr"><font color="#00006A">EUROREVES</font></a></h3>  href="http://euroreves.ined.fr"><font color="#00006A">EUROREVES</font></a></h3>
   
 <p align="center"><font color="#00006A" size="4"><strong>Version  <p align="center"><font color="#00006A" size="4"><strong>Version
 0.71a, March 2002</strong></font></p>  0.8, March 2002</strong></font></p>
   
 <hr size="3" color="#EC5E5E">  <hr size="3" color="#EC5E5E">
   
Line 279  weights or covariates, you must fill the Line 279  weights or covariates, you must fill the
 <h2><font color="#00006A">Your first example parameter file</font><a  <h2><font color="#00006A">Your first example parameter file</font><a
 href="http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach"></a><a name="uio"></a></h2>  href="http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach"></a><a name="uio"></a></h2>
   
 <h2><a name="biaspar"></a>#Imach version 0.71a, March 2002,  <h2><a name="biaspar"></a>#Imach version 0.8, March 2002,
 INED-EUROREVES </h2>  INED-EUROREVES </h2>
   
 <p>This is a comment. Comments start with a '#'.</p>  <p>This is a comment. Comments start with a '#'.</p>
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 <pre>ftol=1.e-08 stepm=1 ncov=2 nlstate=2 ndeath=1 maxwav=4 mle=1 weight=0</pre>  <pre>ftol=1.e-08 stepm=1 ncovcol=2 nlstate=2 ndeath=1 maxwav=4 mle=1 weight=0</pre>
   
 <ul>  <ul>
     <li><b>ftol=1e-8</b> Convergence tolerance on the function      <li><b>ftol=1e-8</b> Convergence tolerance on the function
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             <li>... </li>              <li>... </li>
         </ul>          </ul>
     </li>      </li>
     <li><b>ncov=2</b> Number of covariates in the datafile. </li>      <li><b>ncovcol=2</b> Number of covariate columns in the datafile
       which precede the date of birth. Here you can put variables that
       won't necessary be used during the run. It is not the number of
       covariates that will be specified by the model. The 'model'
       syntax describe the covariates to take into account. </li>
     <li><b>nlstate=2</b> Number of non-absorbing (alive) states.      <li><b>nlstate=2</b> Number of non-absorbing (alive) states.
         Here we have two alive states: disability-free is coded 1          Here we have two alive states: disability-free is coded 1
         and disability is coded 2. </li>          and disability is coded 2. </li>
Line 374  Additional covariates can be included wi Line 378  Additional covariates can be included wi
 </ul>  </ul>
   
 <p>In this example, we have two covariates in the data file  <p>In this example, we have two covariates in the data file
 (fields 2 and 3). The number of covariates is defined with  (fields 2 and 3). The number of covariates included in the data file
 statement ncov=2. If now you have 3 covariates in the datafile  between the id and the date of birth is ncovcol=2 (it was named ncov
 (fields 2, 3 and 4), you have to set ncov=3. Then you can run the  in version prior to 0.8). If you have 3 covariates in the datafile
   (fields 2, 3 and 4), you will set ncovcol=3. Then you can run the
 programme with a new parametrisation taking into account the  programme with a new parametrisation taking into account the
 third covariate. For example, <strong>model=V1+V3 </strong>estimates  third covariate. For example, <strong>model=V1+V3 </strong>estimates
 a model with the first and third covariates. More complicated  a model with the first and third covariates. More complicated
Line 394  optimization. The number of parameters, Line 399  optimization. The number of parameters,
 number of absorbing states and non-absorbing states and on the  number of absorbing states and non-absorbing states and on the
 number of covariates. <br>  number of covariates. <br>
 <em>N</em> is given by the formula <em>N</em>=(<em>nlstate</em> +  <em>N</em> is given by the formula <em>N</em>=(<em>nlstate</em> +
 <em>ndeath</em>-1)*<em>nlstate</em>*<em>ncov</em>&nbsp;. <br>  <em>ndeath</em>-1)*<em>nlstate</em>*<em>ncovmodel</em>&nbsp;. <br>
 <br>  <br>
 Thus in the simple case with 2 covariates (the model is log  Thus in the simple case with 2 covariates (the model is log
 (pij/pii) = aij + bij * age where intercept and age are the two  (pij/pii) = aij + bij * age where intercept and age are the two
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 <table border="1">  <table border="1">
     <tr>      <tr>
         <td width="100%"><strong>IMACH, Version 0.71</strong><p><strong>Enter          <td width="100%"><strong>IMACH, Version 0.8</strong><p><strong>Enter
         the parameter file name: ..\mytry\imachpar.imach</strong></p>          the parameter file name: ..\mytry\imachpar.imach</strong></p>
         </td>          </td>
     </tr>      </tr>
Line 1080  href="imachrun.LOG">this Log file</a> Line 1085  href="imachrun.LOG">this Log file</a>
 #  #
   
 title=MLE datafile=..\data\mydata.txt lastobs=3000 firstpass=1 lastpass=3  title=MLE datafile=..\data\mydata.txt lastobs=3000 firstpass=1 lastpass=3
 ftol=1.000000e-008 stepm=24 ncov=2 nlstate=2 ndeath=1 maxwav=4 mle=1 weight=0</pre>  ftol=1.000000e-008 stepm=24 ncovcol=2 nlstate=2 ndeath=1 maxwav=4 mle=1 weight=0</pre>
     </li>      </li>
     <li><pre>Total number of individuals= 2965, Agemin = 70.00, Agemax= 100.92      <li><pre>Total number of individuals= 2965, Agemin = 70.00, Agemax= 100.92
   
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 href="mailto:brouard@ined.fr">mailto:brouard@ined.fr</a> and <a  href="mailto:brouard@ined.fr">mailto:brouard@ined.fr</a> and <a
 href="mailto:lievre@ined.fr">mailto:lievre@ined.fr</a> .</p>  href="mailto:lievre@ined.fr">mailto:lievre@ined.fr</a> .</p>
   
 <p>Latest version (0.71d of March 2002) can be accessed at <a  <p>Latest version (0.8 of March 2002) can be accessed at <a
 href="http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach">http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach</a><br>  href="http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach">http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach</a><br>
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