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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
}
\usage{
drfit(data, startlogED50 = NA, chooseone = TRUE, probit = TRUE, logit = FALSE,
- weibull = FALSE, linlogit = FALSE, conf = FALSE, linlogitWrong = NA,
+ weibull = FALSE, linlogit = FALSE, level = 0.95, linlogitWrong = NA,
allWrong = NA, s0 = 0.5, b0 = 2, f0 = 0)
}
\arguments{
@@ -43,10 +43,8 @@
A boolean defining if the linear-logistic function
\code{\link{linlogitf}} as defined by van Ewijk and Hoekstra 1993 is
fitted to the data. Default is FALSE.}
- \item{conf}{
- A boolean defining if a confidence interval of the log ED50 is to be
- listed for alpha = 5 \% (two-sided). If FALSE (default), the standard
- deviation is listed in the output of drfit.}
+ \item{level}{
+ The level for the confidence interval listed for the log ED50.}
\item{linlogitWrong}{
An optional vector containing the names of the substances for which the
linlogit function produces a wrong fit.}
@@ -81,10 +79,10 @@
\code{lhd} is the decadic logarithm of the highest dose. For the
\dQuote{linlogit}, \dQuote{logit} and \dQuote{probit} models, the
parameter \code{a} that is reported coincides with the logED50, i.e the
- logED50 is one of the model parameters that is being fitted, and
- therefore, depending on the argument \code{conf}, a standard deviation
- \code{std} or a confidence interval \code{conf} is reported for the
- logED50. In the case of the \dQuote{weibull} model, \code{a} is a
+ logED50 is one of the model parameters that is being fitted. Therefore,
+ a confidence interval for the confidence level \code{level} is calculated
+ using the \code{\link[MASS:confint]{confint.nls}} function and listed.
+ In the case of the \dQuote{weibull} model, \code{a} is a
location parameter. Parameter \code{b} in the case of the
\dQuote{linlogit} fit is the variable b from the \code{\link{linlogitf}}
function. In the case of \dQuote{probit} fit it is the standard deviation

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