On Dec 19, 2009, at 2:22 AM, David Hugh-Jones wrote:

Hi all

I want to get the design matrix for a model, evaluated at a single value.
For example, if I pass in a data frame with a=2, b=2, y=3, and my
model is y ~ a+b+a:b, then I would like to get
the values 3, 2, 2, 4 out. I can do this with:

tmp <- model.matrix(fit, data=mydata)

or

tmp <- predict(fit, newdata=mydata, type="terms")

However, if the fit had a smoothing spline component, this fails. It
seems like the prediction function is trying to reevaluate the basis
for the spline, and as there is only one row in the new data, it can't
do that.

Is there a way I can get the value of the already-created spline? And
is there a simple way to do this programmatically so I don't need to
check each term of the formula individually?

Probably.

But you have not given any details about your modeling functions, so "probably" is about all that can be said. Parametric splines would have a greater likelihood of having a compact representation which is what you are probably seeking. Harrell's packages are the ones I have the most experience with and his Function function gives a very quick answer.

--

David Winsemius, MD
Heritage Laboratories
West Hartford, CT

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