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2008 Dec 01
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explaining a model with rcs() terms
...it object. Here is how the model was fit: fit.ols <- ols( log(k) ~ (rcs(activity) * (log(conc) + sar)) + (rcs(sand) * (log(conc) + sar)), data=sm.clean, x=TRUE, y=TRUE) Here is how I am accessing the 'expanded' format of the model structure: options(digits=3) latex(fit.ols, file='fit_rcs.tex') The output contains several notation elements that I am not familiar with: 1. x_{+} --> it seems that this represent a term that should be set to 0, when x is 0? i.e. the entire expression ?453(activity ? 0.842)_{+}^{3} = 0 when 'activity' = 0 ?? 2. the '!x' fo...