logDet {lme4} | R Documentation

## Logarithm of the determinant

### Description

Return the logarithm of the determinant of an object of a suitable class.

### Usage

    logDet(object, covariate = getCovariate(object), ...)

### Arguments

`object` | An object of a suitable class.
`covariate` | Optionally, a covariate vector
`...` | Some methods may have optional arguments.

### Value

A numeric value: the logarithm of the determinant of the matrix represented by `object`.

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