Package index • dsem

Specification and fitting

Core tools for model fitting and diagnostics.

dsem(): Fit dynamic structural equation model

dsemRTMB(): Fit dynamic structural equation model

dsem_control(): Detailed control for dsem structure

stepwise_selection(): Simulate dsem

Specifying the DSEM

Tools to specify interactions among variables and over time.

make_dsem_ram(): Make a RAM (Reticular Action Model)

make_dfa(): Make text for dynamic factor analysis

convert_equations(): Convert equations notation

Predicting and residuals

Core tools for model predictions and residuals.

simulate(<dsem>): Simulate dsem

loo_residuals(): Calculate leave-one-out residuals

residuals(<dsem>): Calculate residuals

cAIC(): Calculate conditional AIC

logLik(<dsem>): Marginal log-likelihood

Interpret output

Tools for interpreting output.

summary(<dsem>): summarize dsem

test_dsep(): Test d-separation

total_effect(): Calculate total effects

partition_variance(): Partition variance in one variable due to another (EXPERIMENTAL)

vcov(<dsem>): Extract Variance-Covariance Matrix

as_fitted_DAG(): Convert output from package dsem to phylopath

as_sem(): Convert dsem to sem output

plot(<dsem>): Simulate dsem

predict(<dsem>): predictions using dsem

print(<dsem>): Print fitted dsem object

make_matrices(): Make path matrices

Data sets

Data sets used for illustration and testing.

bering_sea: Bering Sea marine ecosystem

isle_royale: Isle Royale wolf and moose

sea_otter: Sea otter trophic cascade