Package {gpci}

Type: Package
Title: Generalized Process Capability Indices and Bootstrap Confidence Intervals
Version: 0.1.0
Description: A comprehensive, generalized framework for computing, estimating, and validating Generalized Process Capability Indices (GPCIs). Supports user-supplied probability density functions (PDF/PMF), cumulative distribution functions (CDF), survival functions (SF), and quantile functions with uncensored data parameter estimation via Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE). Provides classical and non-normal capability indices, including Cpy (Maiti, Saha and Nanda, 2010) <doi:10.1080/16843703.2010.11673233>, Spmk (Dey and Saha, 2019) <doi:10.1007/s41872-019-00081-4>, CpTk (Saha, Dey and Maiti, 2019) <doi:10.1007/s13198-019-00789-7>, Cpc (Saha, Dey and Nadarajah, 2022) <doi:10.1080/02664763.2021.1971632>, CNpmc (Alotaibi, Dey and Saha, 2022) <doi:10.1155/2022/3135264>, CNpmkc (Saha, Tripathi and Dey, 2024) <doi:10.1142/S021853932450013X>, CNpk (Saha, Dey and Maiti, 2018) <doi:10.1080/21681015.2018.1437793>, and Vannman capability indices. Computes parametric and non-parametric bootstrap confidence intervals at 90%, 95%, and 99% confidence levels using percentile, normal, basic, BCa, BCp, and studentized bootstrap methods. Evaluates Highest Posterior Density (HPD) intervals and Heidelberger-Welch convergence diagnostics. References: Maiti, Saha and Nanda (2010) <doi:10.1080/16843703.2010.11673233>, Saha, Dey and Maiti (2018) <doi:10.1080/21681015.2018.1437793>, Dey and Saha (2019) <doi:10.1007/s41872-019-00081-4>, Saha, Dey and Maiti (2019) <doi:10.1007/s13198-019-00789-7>, Alotaibi, Dey and Saha (2022) <doi:10.1155/2022/3135264>, Saha, Dey and Nadarajah (2022) <doi:10.1080/02664763.2021.1971632>, Saha, Tripathi and Dey (2024) <doi:10.1142/S021853932450013X>.
License: MIT + file LICENSE
Encoding: UTF-8
RoxygenNote: 7.3.3
Depends: R (≥ 4.0.0)
Imports: stats, ggplot2, numDeriv, boot
Suggests: testthat (≥ 3.0.0), knitr, rmarkdown
VignetteBuilder: knitr
Config/testthat/edition: 3
NeedsCompilation: no
Packaged: 2026-08-20 22:11:13 UTC; shikhar tyagi
Author: Shikhar Tyagi ORCID iD [aut, cre], Sumit Kumar [aut], Arvind Pandey [aut], Bhupendra Singh [aut], Vrijesh Tripathi [aut]
Maintainer: Shikhar Tyagi <shikhar1093tyagi@gmail.com>
Repository: CRAN
Date/Publication: 2026-08-31 12:30:02 UTC

Compute Bootstrap Confidence Intervals for Process Capability Indices

Description

Runs parametric or non-parametric bootstrapping to compute confidence intervals for generalized process capability indices at multiple significance levels (e.g. 90 percent, 95 percent, 99 percent).

Usage

boot_ci(
  fit,
  B = 2000,
  alpha = c(0.1, 0.05, 0.01),
  method = c("percentile", "normal", "basic", "BCa", "BCp", "studentized"),
  type = c("parametric", "nonparametric"),
  parallel = FALSE,
  ncpus = 1
)

gpci_boot(
  fit,
  B = 2000,
  alpha = c(0.1, 0.05, 0.01),
  method = c("percentile", "normal", "basic", "BCa", "BCp", "studentized"),
  type = c("parametric", "nonparametric"),
  parallel = FALSE,
  ncpus = 1
)

Arguments

fit

A pci_fit object returned by capability.

B

Number of bootstrap replicates (default is 2000).

alpha

Vector of significance levels (default is c(0.10, 0.05, 0.01) corresponding to 90 percent, 95 percent, and 99 percent confidence levels).

method

Confidence interval method. Choices are "percentile", "normal", "basic", "BCa", "BCp" (Bias-Corrected Percentile), or "studentized".

type

Bootstrap type: "parametric" or "nonparametric".

parallel

Logical. If TRUE, bootstrap replicates are run in parallel.

ncpus

Integer. Number of CPUs to use if parallel = TRUE.

Value

An object of class gpci_ci containing a tidy data frame of confidence intervals, the raw bootstrap output, and the original fit object.

Examples

dist_norm <- dist_normal()
fit <- capability(rnorm(50, 10, 1), dist_norm, USL = 13, LSL = 7)
ci <- boot_ci(fit, B = 50, alpha = c(0.10, 0.05, 0.01), method = "percentile")
print(ci)

Bootstrap Cross-Validation for CI Quality Evaluation

Description

Evaluates the reliability (coverage rate, width, bias, and RMSE) of the bootstrap confidence interval procedure by simulating synthetic samples from the fitted process distribution.

Usage

boot_cv(
  fit,
  B2 = 100,
  B = 500,
  alpha = c(0.1, 0.05, 0.01),
  method = c("percentile", "BCa", "normal", "basic", "studentized"),
  type = c("parametric", "nonparametric"),
  parallel = FALSE,
  ncpus = 1
)

gpci_cv(
  fit,
  B2 = 100,
  B = 500,
  alpha = c(0.1, 0.05, 0.01),
  method = c("percentile", "BCa", "normal", "basic", "studentized"),
  type = c("parametric", "nonparametric"),
  parallel = FALSE,
  ncpus = 1
)

Arguments

fit

A pci_fit object representing the reference fit on observed data.

B2

Number of synthetic repetitions to run (default is 100).

B

Number of bootstrap replicates to run for each synthetic sample (default is 500).

alpha

Vector of significance levels to evaluate (default is c(0.10, 0.05, 0.01)).

method

Confidence interval method to evaluate (default is "percentile").

type

Bootstrap type: "parametric" or "nonparametric".

parallel

Logical. If TRUE, run the synthetic repetitions in parallel.

ncpus

Integer. Number of CPUs to use if parallel = TRUE.

Value

An object of class c("gpcicv", "gpci_cv") containing summarized metrics and raw repetition results.

Examples


dist_norm <- dist_normal()
fit <- capability(rnorm(50, 10, 1), dist_norm, USL = 13, LSL = 7)
cv <- boot_cv(fit, B2 = 10, B = 20, alpha = 0.05, method = "percentile")
print(cv)

Built-in Distributions

Description

Convenience constructors for standard distributions.

Usage

dist_normal(mean = 0, sd = 1)

dist_lognormal(meanlog = 0, sdlog = 1)

dist_gamma(shape = 1, scale = 1)

dist_weibull(shape = 1, scale = 1)

dist_beta(shape1 = 1, shape2 = 1)

dist_logistic_exponential(shape = 1, scale = 1)

Arguments

mean, sd

Mean and standard deviation parameters for normal distribution.

meanlog, sdlog

Mean and standard deviation of the distribution on the log scale.

shape, scale

Shape and scale parameters.

shape1, shape2

Non-negative parameters of the Beta distribution.

Value

An object of class gpci_dist representing the specified parametric distribution.

Compute Process Capability Indices

Description

Computes classical and generalized Process Capability Indices (PCIs) for a given dataset or process distribution under uncensored data parameter estimation.

Usage

capability(
  data = NULL,
  distribution,
  USL,
  LSL,
  target = (USL + LSL)/2,
  indices = c("Cpy", "Cp", "Cpk", "Cpu", "Cpl", "Cpm", "Cpmk"),
  u = 1,
  v = 1,
  mode = c("moments", "quantile"),
  fit = TRUE,
  fit_method = c("mle", "moments"),
  C0 = 1,
  C1 = 0,
  C2 = 1,
  tolerance_t = USL - LSL,
  P0 = 0.9973002,
  LDL = LSL,
  UDL = USL
)

gpci_fit(
  data = NULL,
  distribution,
  USL,
  LSL,
  target = (USL + LSL)/2,
  indices = c("Cpy", "Cp", "Cpk", "Cpu", "Cpl", "Cpm", "Cpmk"),
  u = 1,
  v = 1,
  mode = c("moments", "quantile"),
  fit = TRUE,
  fit_method = c("mle", "moments"),
  C0 = 1,
  C1 = 0,
  C2 = 1,
  tolerance_t = USL - LSL,
  P0 = 0.9973002,
  LDL = LSL,
  UDL = USL
)

Arguments

data

Numeric vector of observed process data. Can be NULL if distribution parameters are fixed.

distribution

A gpci_dist distribution object.

USL

Numeric value of the Upper Specification Limit.

LSL

Numeric value of the Lower Specification Limit.

target

Numeric value of the process target (defaults to the midpoint of USL and LSL).

indices

Character vector of indices to compute. Choices include Vännman's classical family ("Cp", "Cpk", "Cpl", "Cpu", "Cpm", "Cpmk", "Cp_uv") and their quantile analogs ("Cp_q", "Cpk_q", "Cpl_q", "Cpu_q", "CNpk", "Cpm_q", "Cpmk_q", "CNp_uv"), as well as generalized indices from literature ("Cpy", "CpTk", "Spmk", "Cpc", "CNpmc", "CNpmkc").

u

Parameter u for the generalized Cp(u, v) family (default is 1).

v

Parameter v for the generalized Cp(u, v) family (default is 1).

mode

Mode of computation: "moments" (uses mean and variance) or "quantile" (uses robust quantiles).

fit

Logical. If TRUE (default) and data is supplied, parameter values of the distribution are estimated from uncensored data.

fit_method

Parameter estimation method: "mle" (default) or "moments".

C0, C1, C2

Coefficients for the tolerance cost function in CNpmc and CNpmkc (defaults: C0 = 1, C1 = 0, C2 = 1).

tolerance_t

Process tolerance t for the tolerance cost function (defaults to USL - LSL).

P0

Desirable yield for the Cpc and Cpy indices (default is 0.9973002).

LDL, UDL

Lower and Upper Desired Limits for the CpTk index (default to LSL and USL respectively).

Value

An object of class c("gpcifit", "pci_fit") containing raw data, specification limits, fitted parameters, and computed indices.

Examples

dist_norm <- dist_normal()
capability(
  data = rnorm(100, mean = 10, sd = 1),
  distribution = dist_norm,
  USL = 13, LSL = 7, target = 10,
  indices = c("Cpy", "Cp", "Cpk", "Cpm", "Cpmk", "CpTk", "Spmk", "CNpmc"),
  mode = "moments"
)

Coef Method for gpcifit

Description

Extract point estimates of capability indices or fitted distribution parameters.

Usage

## S3 method for class 'gpcifit'
coef(object, what = c("indices", "parameters"), ...)

Arguments

object

An object of class gpcifit.

what

Character string: "indices" (default) or "parameters".

...

Additional arguments.

Value

A named numeric vector containing either the estimated capability indices (if what = "indices") or the fitted distribution parameters (if what = "parameters").

Coef Method for gpcimcmc Objects

Description

Extract posterior means or point estimates of GPCIs or parameters.

Usage

## S3 method for class 'gpcimcmc'
coef(object, what = c("indices", "parameters"), ...)

Arguments

object

An object of class gpcimcmc.

what

Character string: "indices" (default) or "parameters".

...

Additional arguments.

Value

A named numeric vector containing either the posterior means of capability indices (if what = "indices") or posterior means of parameters (if what = "parameters").

Compute Theoretical Moments of a Distribution

Description

Computes the mean and variance of a distribution object using numerical integration.

Usage

compute_theoretical_moments(dist)

Arguments

dist

A gpci_dist object.

Value

A list with mean and var.

Confint Method for gpcifit

Description

Calculate confidence intervals for capability indices via bootstrap at specified significance levels (90

Usage

## S3 method for class 'gpcifit'
confint(
  object,
  parm = NULL,
  level = 0.95,
  B = 1000,
  method = "percentile",
  ...
)

Arguments

object

An object of class gpcifit.

parm

Optional vector of index names.

level

Confidence level (default is 0.95; can be 0.90, 0.95, 0.99 or a vector).

B

Number of bootstrap replicates (default 1000).

method

Bootstrap CI method ("percentile", "normal", "basic", "BCa", "BCp", "studentized").

...

Additional arguments.

Value

A numeric matrix of class matrix containing lower and upper bootstrap confidence bounds for the requested capability indices.

Define a Process Distribution

Description

Constructor to define a probability distribution for process capability analysis. The distribution can be defined by specifying any one (or more) of its PDF/PMF, CDF, Survival Function (SF), or quantile function. The engine will numerically derive whichever representations are missing.

Usage

define_distribution(
  name,
  pdf = NULL,
  cdf = NULL,
  sf = NULL,
  quantile = NULL,
  params = list(),
  support = c(-Inf, Inf)
)

gpci_dist(
  name,
  pdf = NULL,
  cdf = NULL,
  sf = NULL,
  quantile = NULL,
  params = list(),
  support = c(-Inf, Inf)
)

Arguments

name

Character string naming the distribution.

pdf

Function representing the probability density function (PDF/PMF). Must be of the form function(x, ...).

cdf

Function representing the cumulative distribution function (CDF). Must be of the form function(x, ...).

sf

Function representing the survival function (SF = 1 - CDF). Must be of the form function(x, ...).

quantile

Function representing the quantile function. Must be of the form function(p, ...).

params

Named list of parameters for the distribution.

support

Vector of length 2 defining the lower and upper bounds of the support of the distribution (default is c(-Inf, Inf)).

Value

An object of class gpci_dist representing the completed distribution.

Examples

# Define custom Weibull distribution using only the survival function
custom_weib <- define_distribution(
  name = "custom_weibull",
  sf = function(x, shape, scale) pweibull(x, shape, scale, lower.tail = FALSE),
  params = list(shape = 2, scale = 10),
  support = c(0, Inf)
)

Fit Distribution Parameters under Uncensored Data

Description

Fits the parameters of a gpci_dist distribution to uncensored data using Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) or Method of Moments, with Hessian estimation and automatic fallback optimization.

Usage

fit_distribution(data, dist, method = c("mle", "moments"), start = NULL)

gpci_mle(data, dist, start = NULL)

Arguments

data

Numeric vector of uncensored observations.

dist

A gpci_dist distribution object with initial parameters.

method

Fitting method: "mle" (Maximum Likelihood) or "moments".

start

Optional named list of starting parameter values.

Value

A new gpci_dist object containing fitted parameters and variance-covariance attribute "vcov".

Dispatcher for Index Computation

Description

Dispatcher for Index Computation

Usage

gpci_index(fit, index)

Arguments

fit

A gpcifit / pci_fit object.

index

Name of index to compute.

Value

Numeric value of index.

Bayesian MCMC Estimation of Generalized Process Capability Indices

Description

Estimates Generalized Process Capability Indices (GPCIs) and model parameters using Metropolis-Hastings within Gibbs sampling for uncensored data. Computes posterior metrics, point estimates (MLE), bias, MSE, Bayes risk value under squared error loss, Highest Posterior Density (HPD) intervals at 90 and Heidelberger & Welch's MCMC convergence diagnostics.

Usage

gpci_mcmc(
  data,
  pdf = NULL,
  cdf = NULL,
  sf = NULL,
  distribution = NULL,
  USL,
  LSL,
  target = (USL + LSL)/2,
  priors = NULL,
  length_chain = 10000,
  burn_in = 2000,
  thinning = 5,
  start = NULL,
  proposal_sd = NULL,
  indices = c("Cpy", "Cp", "Cpk", "Cpu", "Cpl", "Cpm", "Cpmk", "CpTk", "Spmk", "Cpc",
    "CNpmc", "CNpmkc"),
  u = 1,
  v = 1,
  mode = c("moments", "quantile"),
  C0 = 1,
  C1 = 0,
  C2 = 1,
  tolerance_t = USL - LSL,
  P0 = 0.9973002,
  LDL = LSL,
  UDL = USL
)

Arguments

data

Numeric vector of uncensored observations.

pdf

Probability density function function(x, ...).

cdf

Cumulative distribution function function(x, ...).

sf

Survival function function(x, ...). Defaults to 1 - cdf(x, ...).

distribution

Optional gpci_dist distribution object or character string naming a built-in distribution.

USL

Upper Specification Limit.

LSL

Lower Specification Limit.

target

Target process value (default is (USL + LSL) / 2).

priors

Named list of prior specifications for each model parameter, or custom log-prior evaluator.

length_chain

Total number of MCMC iterations (default 10000).

burn_in

Number of burn-in iterations to discard (default 2000).

thinning

Thinning factor for MCMC chain (default 5).

start

Optional vector of starting parameter values. Defaults to uncensored MLE estimates.

proposal_sd

Vector or list of proposal standard deviations for M-H sampler.

indices

Character vector of capability indices to compute (e.g., c("Cpy", "Cp", "Cpk", "Cpm", "Cpmk", "CpTk", "Spmk", "Cpc", "CNpmc", "CNpmkc")).

u, v

Parameters for the generalized Cp(u, v) family.

mode

Mode of computation: "moments" (default) or "quantile".

C0, C1, C2

Parameters for tolerance cost function in CNpmc and CNpmkc.

tolerance_t

Process tolerance parameter (default USL - LSL).

P0

Desirable yield benchmark for Cpc and Cpy (default 0.9973002).

LDL, UDL

Lower and Upper Desired Limits for CpTk index.

Value

An object of class c("gpcimcmc", "gpci_mcmc") containing:

summary_table

DataFrame containing index estimates, posterior mean, bias, MSE, Risk, 90/95/99 percent HPD intervals, and HW diagnostic metrics.

param_table

DataFrame containing parameter MLE, posterior mean, bias, MSE, Risk, HPD intervals, and HW diagnostics.

param_chain

Matrix of thinned post-burn-in MCMC samples for parameters.

gpci_chain

Matrix of thinned post-burn-in MCMC samples for GPCIs.

diagnostics

List of detailed Heidelberger-Welch convergence test results.

Examples

set.seed(123)
dat <- rnorm(30, mean = 10, sd = 1)
fit_mcmc <- gpci_mcmc(
  data = dat,
  pdf = function(x, mean, sd) dnorm(x, mean, sd),
  cdf = function(x, mean, sd) pnorm(x, mean, sd),
  USL = 13, LSL = 7, target = 10,
  length_chain = 150, burn_in = 30, thinning = 2
)
print(fit_mcmc)

Generic Dispatcher for gpci Plots

Description

Generic Dispatcher for gpci Plots

Usage

gpci_plot(object, type = "density", ...)

Arguments

object

An object of class gpcifit, gpci_ci, gpcicv, or gpcimcmc.

type

Plot type.

...

Additional arguments.

Value

Invisibly returns the input object object, called for its side effect of displaying capability diagnostic plots.

Heidelberger and Welch's MCMC Convergence Diagnostic

Description

Conducts the stationarity test and relative half-width test under Heidelberger and Welch's MCMC convergence diagnostic.

Usage

heidelberger_welch(x, alpha = 0.05, eps = 0.1)

Arguments

x

Numeric vector representing an MCMC chain.

alpha

Significance level for the test (default is 0.05).

eps

Target maximum ratio of half-width to sample mean (default is 0.1).

Value

A list containing Cramér-von Mises statistic (stat), p-value (pvalue), stationarity test status (passed), half-width test status (hw_passed), half-width statistic (hw_stat), and convergence probability (convergence_prob).

Examples

samples <- rnorm(1000)
heidelberger_welch(samples)

Highest Posterior Density (HPD) Interval Calculation

Description

Computes the Highest Posterior Density (HPD) interval for a sample vector at specified confidence / significance levels (e.g., 90

Usage

hpd_interval(x, prob = 0.95)

Arguments

x

Numeric vector of MCMC posterior samples.

prob

Credibility level (1 - significance level). Default is 0.95.

Value

A named numeric vector of length 2 containing lower and upper HPD bounds.

Examples

samples <- rnorm(1000, mean = 5, sd = 1)
hpd_interval(samples, prob = 0.95)

Metropolis-Hastings within Gibbs Sampler Engine

Description

Generates posterior samples for distribution parameters using M-H within Gibbs sampling.

Usage

mh_gibbs_sampler(
  data,
  pdf,
  start,
  priors = NULL,
  length_chain = 10000,
  burn_in = 2000,
  thinning = 5,
  proposal_sd = NULL,
  support = NULL
)

Arguments

data

Numeric vector of uncensored observations.

pdf

Probability density function function(x, ...).

start

Named vector of starting parameter values.

priors

Named list of prior specifications or log-prior function.

length_chain

Total number of iterations.

burn_in

Number of burn-in iterations.

thinning

Thinning factor.

proposal_sd

Vector or list of proposal standard deviations.

support

Vector of lower and upper support bounds of the parameter domain.

Value

Matrix of thinned post-burn-in MCMC samples.

Plotting and Visualizations for Process Capability Fits

Description

Diagnostic and capability plots for gpci fits, confidence intervals, and cross-validation objects.

Usage

## S3 method for class 'pci_fit'
autoplot(
  object,
  type = c("density", "scorecard", "sensitivity", "cdf", "qq", "run", "all"),
  ...
)

## S3 method for class 'gpcifit'
autoplot(
  object,
  type = c("density", "scorecard", "sensitivity", "cdf", "qq", "run", "all"),
  ...
)

## S3 method for class 'gpci_ci'
autoplot(object, type = c("boot", "forest", "all"), ...)

## S3 method for class 'gpci_cv'
autoplot(object, type = c("coverage", "width"), ...)

## S3 method for class 'gpcicv'
autoplot(object, type = c("coverage", "width"), ...)

## S3 method for class 'gpcimcmc'
autoplot(object, type = c("density", "trace", "all"), ...)

## S3 method for class 'gpci_mcmc'
autoplot(object, type = c("density", "trace", "all"), ...)

## S3 method for class 'pci_fit'
plot(x, type = "density", ...)

## S3 method for class 'gpcifit'
plot(x, type = "density", ...)

## S3 method for class 'gpci_ci'
plot(x, type = "boot", ...)

## S3 method for class 'gpci_cv'
plot(x, type = "coverage", ...)

## S3 method for class 'gpcicv'
plot(x, type = "coverage", ...)

## S3 method for class 'gpcimcmc'
plot(x, type = "density", ...)

## S3 method for class 'gpci_mcmc'
plot(x, type = "density", ...)

Arguments

type

Character string specifying the plot type. For gpcifit/pci_fit: "density" (default), "scorecard", "sensitivity", "cdf", "qq", "run", or "all". For gpci_ci: "boot" (default), "forest", or "all". For gpcicv/gpci_cv: "coverage" (default) or "width".

...

Additional arguments.

x, object

An object of class gpcifit, pci_fit, gpci_ci, gpcicv, or gpci_cv.

Value

A ggplot object (or list of plots).

Print Method for gpci_ci

Description

Print Method for gpci_ci

Usage

## S3 method for class 'gpci_ci'
print(x, ...)

Arguments

x

An object of class gpci_ci.

...

Additional print arguments.

Value

Invisibly returns the input object x of class gpci_ci, printed for side effects.

Print Method for gpci_cv / gpcicv

Description

Print Method for gpci_cv / gpcicv

Usage

## S3 method for class 'gpci_cv'
print(x, ...)

Arguments

x

An object of class gpci_cv.

...

Additional print arguments.

Value

Invisibly returns the input object x of class gpci_cv, printed for side effects.

Print Method for gpcimcmc Objects

Description

Print Method for gpcimcmc Objects

Usage

## S3 method for class 'gpcimcmc'
print(x, ...)

Arguments

x

An object of class gpcimcmc.

...

Additional print parameters.

Value

Invisibly returns the input object x of class gpcimcmc, printed for side effects.

Print Method for pci_fit / gpcifit

Description

Print Method for pci_fit / gpcifit

Usage

## S3 method for class 'pci_fit'
print(x, ...)

Arguments

x

An object of class pci_fit.

...

Additional print arguments.

Value

Invisibly returns the input object x of class pci_fit, printed for side effects.

Safe numerical differentiation

Description

A wrapper around numDeriv::grad with fallback to finite differences.

Usage

safe_deriv(f, x, ...)

Arguments

f

A function to differentiate.

x

The point(s) at which to differentiate.

...

Additional arguments passed to f.

Value

The numerical derivative at x.

Safe numerical integration

Description

A robust wrapper around stats::integrate that handles vectorization, infinite bounds, and potential numerical errors gracefully.

Usage

safe_integrate(f, lower, upper, ...)

Arguments

f

A function to integrate.

lower

Lower limit of integration.

upper

Upper limit of integration.

...

Additional arguments passed to f.

Value

A numeric value representing the integral.

Safe root finding for quantile inversion

Description

A robust wrapper around stats::uniroot that finds roots for CDF or quantile inversion.

Usage

safe_uniroot(f, interval, ...)

Arguments

f

A function whose root is to be found.

interval

A vector containing the end-points of the interval to be searched.

...

Additional arguments passed to f.

Value

A numeric value of the root.

Summary Method for gpci_ci

Description

Summary Method for gpci_ci

Usage

## S3 method for class 'gpci_ci'
summary(object, ...)

Arguments

object

An object of class gpci_ci.

...

Additional arguments.

Value

Invisibly returns the input object object of class gpci_ci, printed for side effects.

Summary Method for gpci_cv / gpcicv

Description

Summary Method for gpci_cv / gpcicv

Usage

## S3 method for class 'gpci_cv'
summary(object, ...)

Arguments

object

An object of class gpci_cv.

...

Additional arguments.

Value

Invisibly returns the input object object of class gpci_cv, printed for side effects.

Summary Method for gpcimcmc Objects

Description

Summary Method for gpcimcmc Objects

Usage

## S3 method for class 'gpcimcmc'
summary(object, ...)

Arguments

object

An object of class gpcimcmc.

...

Additional arguments.

Value

Invisibly returns the input object object of class gpcimcmc, printed for side effects.

Summary Method for pci_fit / gpcifit

Description

Summary Method for pci_fit / gpcifit

Usage

## S3 method for class 'pci_fit'
summary(object, ...)

Arguments

object

An object of class pci_fit.

...

Additional arguments.

Value

Invisibly returns the input object object of class pci_fit, printed for side effects.

Vcov Method for gpcifit

Description

Extract asymptotic variance-covariance matrix of fitted parameters (if MLE was performed).

Usage

## S3 method for class 'gpcifit'
vcov(object, ...)

Arguments

object

An object of class gpcifit.

...

Additional arguments.

Value

A numeric matrix of class matrix containing the variance-covariance matrix of the parameter estimates if Maximum Likelihood Estimation was performed, or NULL with a warning if unavailable.