power                 package:stats                 R Documentation

Create a Power Link Object

Description:

     Creates a link object based on the link function eta = mu^lambda.

Usage:

     power(lambda = 1)

Arguments:

  lambda: a real number.

Details:

     If 'lambda' is non-positive, it is taken as zero, and the log link
     is obtained.  The default 'lambda = 1' gives the identity link.

Value:

     A list with components 'linkfun', 'linkinv', 'mu.eta', and
     'valideta'. See 'make.link' for information on their meaning.

References:

     Chambers, J. M. and Hastie, T. J. (1992) _Statistical Models in
     S._ Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole.

See Also:

     'make.link', 'family'

     To raise a number to a power, see 'Arithmetic'.

     To calculate the power of a test, see various functions in the 
     'stats' package, e.g., 'power.t.test'.

Examples:

     power()
     quasi(link=power(1/3))[c("linkfun", "linkinv")]

