--- imach096d/doc/imach.htm 2002/03/11 22:52:27 1.11 +++ imach096d/doc/imach.htm 2002/03/13 17:27:44 1.12 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ color="#00006A">INEDEUROREVES

Version -0.71a, March 2002

+0.8, March 2002

@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ weights or covariates, you must fill the

Your first example parameter file

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#Imach version 0.71a, March 2002, +

#Imach version 0.8, March 2002, INED-EUROREVES

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ftol=1.e-08 stepm=1 ncov=2 nlstate=2 ndeath=1 maxwav=4 mle=1 weight=0
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ftol=1.e-08 stepm=1 ncovcol=2 nlstate=2 ndeath=1 maxwav=4 mle=1 weight=0
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  • ncov=2 Number of covariates in the datafile.
    • +
  • ncovcol=2 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.
  • nlstate=2 Number of non-absorbing (alive) states. Here we have two alive states: disability-free is coded 1 and disability is coded 2.
    • @@ -374,9 +378,10 @@ Additional covariates can be included wi

    In this example, we have two covariates in the data file -(fields 2 and 3). The number of covariates is defined with -statement ncov=2. If now you have 3 covariates in the datafile -(fields 2, 3 and 4), you have to set ncov=3. Then you can run the +(fields 2 and 3). The number of covariates included in the data file +between the id and the date of birth is ncovcol=2 (it was named ncov +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 third covariate. For example, model=V1+V3 estimates a model with the first and third covariates. More complicated @@ -394,7 +399,7 @@ optimization. The number of parameters, number of absorbing states and non-absorbing states and on the number of covariates.
    N is given by the formula N=(nlstate + -ndeath-1)*nlstate*ncov .
    +ndeath-1)*nlstate*ncovmodel .

    Thus in the simple case with 2 covariates (the model is log (pij/pii) = aij + bij * age where intercept and age are the two @@ -1061,7 +1066,7 @@ question:'Enter the parameter fi - @@ -1080,7 +1085,7 @@ href="imachrun.LOG">this Log file # 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 +ftol=1.000000e-008 stepm=24 ncovcol=2 nlstate=2 ndeath=1 maxwav=4 mle=1 weight=0
  • Total number of individuals= 2965, Agemin = 70.00, Agemax= 100.92
 
@@ -1227,7 +1232,7 @@ simple justification (name, email, insti
 href="mailto:brouard@ined.fr">mailto:brouard@ined.fr and mailto:lievre@ined.fr .
    
 
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    Latest version (0.71d of March 2002) can be accessed at Latest version (0.8 of March 2002) can be accessed at http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach
    • IMACH, Version 0.71

    Enter +

    		IMACH, Version 0.8

    Enter the parameter file name: ..\mytry\imachpar.imach