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NLSstClosestX {nls}R Documentation

Inverse Interpolation

Description

Use inverse linear interpolation to approximate the x value at which the function represented by xy is equal to yval.

Usage

NLSstClosestX(xy, yval)

Arguments

xy

a sortedXyData object

yval

a numeric value on the y scale

Value

A single numeric value on the x scale.

Author(s)

Jose Pinheiro and Douglas Bates

See Also

sortedXyData, NLSstLfAsymptote, NLSstRtAsymptote, selfStart

Examples

data( DNase )
DNase.2 <- DNase[ DNase$Run == "2", ]
DN.srt <- sortedXyData( expression(log(conc)), expression(density), DNase.2 )
NLSstClosestX( DN.srt, 1.0 )