LCAextend1.3 package

Latent Class Analysis (LCA) with Familial Dependence in Extended Pedigrees

optim.gene.norm

performs the M step for measurement density parameters in multinormal ...

optim.indep.norm

performs the M step for measurement density parameters in multinormal ...

alpha.compute

computes cumulative logistic coefficients using probabilities

attrib.dens

associates to a function of density parameter optimization an attribut...

dens.norm

computes the multinormal density of a given continuous measurement vec...

dens.prod.ordi

computes the probability of a given discrete measurement vector for al...

downward.connect

performs a downward step for a connector

downward

performs the downward step of the peeling algorithm and computes unnor...

e.step

performs the E step of the EM algorithm for a single pedigree for both...

init.norm

computes initial values for the EM algorithm in the case of continuous...

init.ordi

computes the initial values for EM algorithm in the case of ordinal me...

init.p.trans

initializes the transition probabilities

lca.model

fits latent class models for phenotypic measurements in pedigrees with...

model.select

selects a latent class model for pedigree data

n.param

computes the number of parameters of a model

optim.const.ordi

performs the M step for the measurement distribution parameters in mul...

optim.diff.norm

performs the M step for measurement density parameters in multinormal ...

optim.equal.norm

performs the M step for measurement density parameters in multinormal ...

optim.noconst.ordi

performs the M step for the measurement distribution parameters in mul...

optim.probs

performs the M step of the EM algorithm for the probability parameters

p.compute

computes the probability vector using logistic coefficients

p.post.child

computes the posterior probability of observations of a child

p.post.found

computes the posterior probability of observations of a founder

upward.connect

performs the upward step for a connector

upward

performs the upward step of the peeling algorithm of a pedigree

weight.famdep

performs the computation of triplet and individual weights for a pedig...

weight.nuc

performs the computation of unnormalized triplet and individuals weigh...

Latent Class Analysis of phenotypic measurements in pedigrees and model selection based on one of two methods: likelihood-based cross-validation and Bayesian Information Criterion. Computation of individual and triplet child-parents weights in a pedigree is performed using an upward-downward algorithm. The model takes into account the familial dependence defined by the pedigree structure by considering that a class of a child depends on his parents classes via triplet-transition probabilities of the classes. The package handles the case where measurements are available on all subjects and the case where measurements are available only on symptomatic (i.e. affected) subjects. Distributions for discrete (or ordinal) and continuous data are currently implemented. The package can deal with missing data.