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> 
>  library(aster)
Loading required package: trust
> 
>  set.seed(42)
> 
>  nind <- 25
> 
>  vars <- c("l2", "l3", "f2", "f3", "h2", "h3")
>  pred <- c(0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4)
>  fam <- c(1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 3)
>  length(pred) == length(fam)
[1] TRUE
>  nnode <- length(pred)
> 
>  theta <- matrix(0, nind, nnode)
>  root <- matrix(1, nind, nnode)
>  x <- raster(theta, pred, fam, root)
>  dimnames(x) <- list(NULL, vars)
> 
>  data <- as.data.frame(x)
>  site <- factor(sample(LETTERS[1:4], nind, replace = TRUE))
>  foo <- rnorm(nind)
>  data <- data.frame(x, site = site, foo = foo, root = 1)
> 
>  redata <- reshape(data, varying = list(vars),
+      direction = "long", timevar = "varb", times = as.factor(vars),
+      v.names = "resp")
> 
>  out <- aster(resp ~ foo + site + varb, pred, fam, varb, id, root,
+      data = redata)
>  summary(out, show.graph = TRUE)

Call:
aster.formula(formula = resp ~ foo + site + varb, pred = pred, 
    fam = fam, varvar = varb, idvar = id, root = root, data = redata)


Graphical Model:
 variable predecessor family                           
 l2       root        bernoulli                        
 l3       l2          bernoulli                        
 f2       l2          bernoulli                        
 f3       l3          bernoulli                        
 h2       f2          truncated.poisson(truncation = 0)
 h3       f3          truncated.poisson(truncation = 0)

            Estimate Std. Error z value Pr(>|z|)  
(Intercept)  1.65073    0.99528   1.659   0.0972 .
foo          0.07857    0.10960   0.717   0.4735  
siteB        0.14573    0.26619   0.547   0.5841  
siteC       -0.25967    0.24569  -1.057   0.2906  
siteD       -0.35936    0.35182  -1.021   0.3070  
varbf3      -0.96858    1.43012  -0.677   0.4982  
varbh2      -2.49200    1.60196  -1.556   0.1198  
varbh3      -1.53971    1.09216  -1.410   0.1586  
varbl2      -1.02810    1.24891  -0.823   0.4104  
varbl3      -1.65561    1.19680  -1.383   0.1666  
---
Signif. codes:  0 ‘***’ 0.001 ‘**’ 0.01 ‘*’ 0.05 ‘.’ 0.1 ‘ ’ 1 
> 
>  ##### redo with aster.default and predict.aster
> 
>  out2 <- aster(x, root, pred, fam, modmat = out$modmat)
>  summary(out2)

Call:
NULL

            Estimate Std. Error z value Pr(>|z|)  
(Intercept)  1.65073    0.99528   1.659   0.0972 .
foo          0.07857    0.10960   0.717   0.4735  
siteB        0.14573    0.26619   0.547   0.5841  
siteC       -0.25967    0.24569  -1.057   0.2906  
siteD       -0.35936    0.35182  -1.021   0.3070  
varbf3      -0.96858    1.43012  -0.677   0.4982  
varbh2      -2.49200    1.60196  -1.556   0.1198  
varbh3      -1.53971    1.09216  -1.410   0.1586  
varbl2      -1.02810    1.24891  -0.823   0.4104  
varbl3      -1.65561    1.19680  -1.383   0.1666  
---
Signif. codes:  0 ‘***’ 0.001 ‘**’ 0.01 ‘*’ 0.05 ‘.’ 0.1 ‘ ’ 1 
> 
>  foo <- match(sort(unique(site)), site)
>  modmat.pred <- out$modmat[foo, , ]
>  origin.pred <- out$origin[foo, ]
> 
>  predict(out2, modmat = modmat.pred, parm.type = "canon")
 [1] -0.7168207 -0.4974769 -1.0055270 -1.1072011 -0.6511814 -0.4318376
 [7] -0.9398877 -1.0415618  1.1562501  1.3755940  0.8675439  0.7658698
[13]  0.1876725  0.4070163 -0.1010338 -0.2027079 -0.7944243 -0.5750805
[19] -1.0831305 -1.1848047  0.1578649  0.3772087 -0.1308413 -0.2325154
> 
>  ##### case 1: model = "unco", obj = "unco", parm = "cano" ####
> 
>  fred <- predict(out2, modmat = modmat.pred, parm.type = "canon",
+      se.fit = TRUE)
> 
>  all.equal(fred$se.fit, sqrt(diag(fred$gradient %*% solve(out2$fisher) %*%
+      t(fred$gradient))))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  sally <- matrix(modmat.pred, ncol = length(out2$coef))
> 
>  all.equal(fred$gradient, sally)
[1] TRUE
> 
>  all.equal(fred$fit, as.numeric(origin.pred) + as.numeric(sally %*% out$coef))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  ##### case 1a: same but with amat
> 
>  node.names <- dimnames(out$modmat)[[2]]
>  site.names <- levels(site)
>  amat <- array(0, c(dim(modmat.pred)[1:2], length(site.names)))
>  for (i in seq(along = site.names))
+      amat[i, grep("h", node.names), i] <- 1
> 
>  alfie <- predict(out2, modmat = modmat.pred, parm.type = "canon",
+      se.fit = TRUE, amat = amat)
> 
>  amatmat <- matrix(amat, ncol = dim(amat)[3])
> 
>  all.equal(alfie$fit, as.numeric(t(amatmat) %*% fred$fit))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  all.equal(alfie$gradient, t(amatmat) %*% fred$gradient)
[1] TRUE
> 
>  all.equal(alfie$se.fit, sqrt(diag(alfie$gradient %*% solve(out2$fisher) %*%
+      t(alfie$gradient))))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  ##### case 2: model = "cond", obj = "cond", parm = "cano" ####
>  ##### no test -- same code as case 1
> 
>  ##### case 3: model = "unco", obj = "cond", parm = "cano" ####
> 
>  out3 <- aster(x, root, pred, fam, modmat = out$modmat, type = "cond")
>  summary(out3)

Call:
NULL

              Estimate Std. Error  z value Pr(>|z|)
(Intercept)  8.173e-01  6.865e-01    1.191    0.234
foo          1.167e-01  2.630e-01    0.444    0.657
siteB       -2.681e-01  6.180e-01   -0.434    0.664
siteC       -9.232e-01  5.999e-01   -1.539    0.124
siteD       -1.326e+00  8.440e-01   -1.571    0.116
varbf3       4.307e-01  9.032e-01    0.477    0.634
varbh2      -1.350e+00  9.006e-01   -1.499    0.134
varbh3      -2.720e-01  7.136e-01   -0.381    0.703
varbl2       5.227e-01  6.754e-01    0.774    0.439
varbl3       7.393e-16  7.319e-01 1.01e-15    1.000
> 
>  fred <- predict(out3, modmat = modmat.pred, parm.type = "canon",
+      se.fit = TRUE)
> 
>  nind <- dim(modmat.pred)[1]
>  nnode <- dim(modmat.pred)[2]
>  ncoef <- dim(modmat.pred)[3]
> 
>  aster:::setfam(fam.default())
> 
>  beta.hat <- out3$coef
>  theta.hat <- as.numeric(sally %*% beta.hat)
>  phi.hat <- .C("aster_theta2phi",
+      nind = as.integer(nind),
+      nnode = as.integer(nnode),
+      pred = as.integer(pred),
+      fam = as.integer(fam),
+      theta = as.double(theta.hat),
+      phi = double(nind * nnode))$phi
> 
>  all.equal(fred$fit, phi.hat)
[1] TRUE
> 
>  all.equal(fred$se.fit, sqrt(diag(fred$gradient %*% solve(out3$fisher) %*%
+      t(fred$gradient))))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  my.gradient <- 0 * fred$gradient
>  epsilon <- 1e-9
>  for (k in 1:ncoef) {
+      beta.epsilon <- beta.hat
+      beta.epsilon[k] <- beta.hat[k] + epsilon
+      theta.epsilon <- as.numeric(sally %*% beta.epsilon)
+      phi.epsilon <- .C("aster_theta2phi",
+          nind = as.integer(nind),
+          nnode = as.integer(nnode),
+          pred = as.integer(pred),
+          fam = as.integer(fam),
+          theta = as.double(theta.epsilon),
+          phi = double(nind * nnode))$phi
+      my.gradient[ , k] <- (phi.epsilon - phi.hat) / epsilon
+  }
> 
>  all.equal(fred$gradient, my.gradient, tolerance = sqrt(epsilon))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  alfie <- predict(out3, modmat = modmat.pred, parm.type = "canon",
+      se.fit = TRUE, amat = amat)
> 
>  all.equal(alfie$fit, as.numeric(t(amatmat) %*% fred$fit))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  all.equal(alfie$gradient, t(amatmat) %*% fred$gradient)
[1] TRUE
> 
>  all.equal(alfie$se.fit, sqrt(diag(alfie$gradient %*% solve(out3$fisher) %*%
+      t(alfie$gradient))))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  ##### case 4: model = "cond", obj = "unco", parm = "cano" ####
> 
>  fred <- predict(out2, modmat = modmat.pred, parm.type = "canon",
+      model.type = "cond", se.fit = TRUE)
> 
>  aster:::setfam(fam.default())
> 
>  beta.hat <- out2$coef
>  phi.hat <- as.numeric(origin.pred) + as.numeric(sally %*% beta.hat)
>  theta.hat <- .C("aster_phi2theta",
+      nind = as.integer(nind),
+      nnode = as.integer(nnode),
+      pred = as.integer(pred),
+      fam = as.integer(fam),
+      phi = as.double(phi.hat),
+      theta = double(nind * nnode))$theta
> 
>  all.equal(fred$fit, theta.hat)
[1] TRUE
> 
>  all.equal(fred$se.fit, sqrt(diag(fred$gradient %*% solve(out2$fisher) %*%
+      t(fred$gradient))))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  my.gradient <- 0 * fred$gradient
>  epsilon <- 1e-9
>  for (k in 1:ncoef) {
+      beta.epsilon <- beta.hat
+      beta.epsilon[k] <- beta.hat[k] + epsilon
+      phi.epsilon <- as.numeric(origin.pred) + as.numeric(sally %*% beta.epsilon)
+      theta.epsilon <- .C("aster_phi2theta",
+          nind = as.integer(nind),
+          nnode = as.integer(nnode),
+          pred = as.integer(pred),
+          fam = as.integer(fam),
+          phi = as.double(phi.epsilon),
+          theta = double(nind * nnode))$theta
+      my.gradient[ , k] <- (theta.epsilon - theta.hat) / epsilon
+  }
> 
>  all.equal(fred$gradient, my.gradient, tolerance = sqrt(epsilon))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  alfie <- predict(out2, modmat = modmat.pred, parm.type = "canon",
+      model.type = "cond", se.fit = TRUE, amat = amat)
> 
>  all.equal(alfie$fit, as.numeric(t(amatmat) %*% fred$fit))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  all.equal(alfie$gradient, t(amatmat) %*% fred$gradient)
[1] TRUE
> 
>  all.equal(alfie$se.fit, sqrt(diag(alfie$gradient %*% solve(out2$fisher) %*%
+      t(alfie$gradient))))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  ##### case 5: model = "cond", obj = "cond", parm = "mean" ####
> 
>  root.pred <- matrix(1, nind, nnode)
> 
>  fred <- predict(out3, modmat = modmat.pred, parm.type = "mean",
+      model.type = "cond", root = root.pred, x = root.pred)
> 
>  aster:::setfam(fam.default())
> 
>  beta.hat <- out3$coef
>  theta.hat <- as.numeric(sally %*% beta.hat)
>  xi.hat <- .C("aster_theta2ctau",
+      nind = as.integer(nind),
+      nnode = as.integer(nnode),
+      pred = as.integer(pred),
+      fam = as.integer(fam),
+      theta = as.double(theta.hat),
+      ctau = double(nind * nnode))$ctau
> 
>  all.equal(fred, xi.hat)
[1] TRUE
> 
>  fred <- predict(out3, modmat = modmat.pred, parm.type = "mean",
+      model.type = "cond", root = root.pred, x = root.pred, se.fit = TRUE)
> 
>  all.equal(fred$fit, xi.hat)
[1] TRUE
> 
>  all.equal(fred$se.fit, sqrt(diag(fred$gradient %*% solve(out3$fisher) %*%
+      t(fred$gradient))))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  aster:::setfam(fam.default())
> 
>  my.gradient <- 0 * fred$gradient
>  epsilon <- 1e-9
>  for (k in 1:ncoef) {
+      beta.epsilon <- beta.hat
+      beta.epsilon[k] <- beta.hat[k] + epsilon
+      theta.epsilon <- as.numeric(sally %*% beta.epsilon)
+      xi.epsilon <- .C("aster_theta2ctau",
+          nind = as.integer(nind),
+          nnode = as.integer(nnode),
+          pred = as.integer(pred),
+          fam = as.integer(fam),
+          theta = as.double(theta.epsilon),
+          ctau = double(nind * nnode))$ctau
+      my.gradient[ , k] <- (xi.epsilon - xi.hat) / epsilon
+  }
> 
>  all.equal(fred$gradient, my.gradient, tolerance = sqrt(epsilon))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  ##### case 6: model = "unco", obj = "unco", parm = "mean" ####
> 
>  fred <- predict(out2, modmat = modmat.pred, parm.type = "mean",
+      root = root.pred)
> 
>  beta.hat <- out2$coef
> 
>  beta2tau <- function(beta) {
+ 
+      phi <- origin.pred + matrix(sally %*% beta, nrow = nind)
+ 
+      theta <- .C("aster_phi2theta",
+          nind = as.integer(nind),
+          nnode = as.integer(nnode),
+          pred = as.integer(pred),
+          fam = as.integer(fam),
+          phi = as.double(phi),
+          theta = matrix(as.double(0), nind, nnode))$theta
+ 
+      ctau <- .C("aster_theta2ctau",
+          nind = as.integer(nind),
+          nnode = as.integer(nnode),
+          pred = as.integer(pred),
+          fam = as.integer(fam),
+          theta = as.double(theta),
+          ctau = double(nind * nnode))$ctau
+ 
+      tau <- .C("aster_ctau2tau",
+          nind = as.integer(nind),
+          nnode = as.integer(nnode),
+          pred = as.integer(pred),
+          fam = as.integer(fam),
+          root = as.double(root.pred),
+          ctau = as.double(ctau),
+          tau = double(nind * nnode))$tau
+ 
+      return(tau)
+  }
> 
>  aster:::setfam(fam.default())
> 
>  tau.hat <- beta2tau(beta.hat)
> 
>  all.equal(fred, tau.hat)
[1] TRUE
> 
>  fred <- predict(out2, modmat = modmat.pred, parm.type = "mean",
+      root = root.pred, se.fit = TRUE)
> 
>  all.equal(fred$fit, tau.hat)
[1] TRUE
> 
>  all.equal(fred$se.fit, sqrt(diag(fred$gradient %*% solve(out2$fisher) %*%
+      t(fred$gradient))))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  aster:::setfam(fam.default())
> 
>  my.gradient <- 0 * fred$gradient
>  for (k in 1:length(beta.hat)) {
+      beta.epsilon <- beta.hat
+      beta.epsilon[k] <- beta.hat[k] + epsilon
+      tau.epsilon <- beta2tau(beta.epsilon)
+      my.gradient[ , k] <- (tau.epsilon - tau.hat) / epsilon
+  }
> 
>  all.equal(fred$gradient, my.gradient, tolerance = sqrt(epsilon))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  ##### case 7: model = "cond", obj = "unco", parm = "mean" ####
> 
>  fred <- predict(out2, modmat = modmat.pred, parm.type = "mean",
+      model.type = "cond", root = root.pred, x = root.pred)
> 
>  beta.hat <- out2$coef
> 
>  beta2xi <- function(beta) {
+ 
+      phi <- origin.pred + matrix(sally %*% beta, nrow = nind)
+ 
+      theta <- .C("aster_phi2theta",
+          nind = as.integer(nind),
+          nnode = as.integer(nnode),
+          pred = as.integer(pred),
+          fam = as.integer(fam),
+          phi = as.double(phi),
+          theta = matrix(as.double(0), nind, nnode))$theta
+ 
+      ctau <- .C("aster_theta2ctau",
+          nind = as.integer(nind),
+          nnode = as.integer(nnode),
+          pred = as.integer(pred),
+          fam = as.integer(fam),
+          theta = as.double(theta),
+          ctau = double(nind * nnode))$ctau
+ 
+      return(ctau)
+  }
> 
>  aster:::setfam(fam.default())
> 
>  xi.hat <- beta2xi(beta.hat)
> 
>  all.equal(fred, xi.hat)
[1] TRUE
> 
>  fred <- predict(out2, modmat = modmat.pred, parm.type = "mean",
+      model.type = "cond", root = root.pred, x = root.pred, se.fit = TRUE)
> 
>  all.equal(fred$fit, xi.hat)
[1] TRUE
> 
>  all.equal(fred$se.fit, sqrt(diag(fred$gradient %*% solve(out2$fisher) %*%
+      t(fred$gradient))))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  aster:::setfam(fam.default())
> 
>  my.gradient <- 0 * fred$gradient
>  for (k in 1:ncoef) {
+      beta.epsilon <- beta.hat
+      beta.epsilon[k] <- beta.hat[k] + epsilon
+      xi.epsilon <- beta2xi(beta.epsilon)
+      my.gradient[ , k] <- (xi.epsilon - xi.hat) / epsilon
+  }
> 
>  all.equal(fred$gradient, my.gradient, tolerance = sqrt(epsilon))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  ##### case 8: model = "unco", obj = "cond", parm = "mean" ####
> 
>  fred <- predict(out3, modmat = modmat.pred, root = root.pred)
> 
>  beta.hat <- out3$coef
> 
>  beta2tau <- function(beta) {
+ 
+      theta <- matrix(sally %*% beta, nrow = nind)
+ 
+      ctau <- .C("aster_theta2ctau",
+          nind = as.integer(nind),
+          nnode = as.integer(nnode),
+          pred = as.integer(pred),
+          fam = as.integer(fam),
+          theta = as.double(theta),
+          ctau = double(nind * nnode))$ctau
+ 
+      tau <- .C("aster_ctau2tau",
+          nind = as.integer(nind),
+          nnode = as.integer(nnode),
+          pred = as.integer(pred),
+          fam = as.integer(fam),
+          root = as.double(root.pred),
+          ctau = as.double(ctau),
+          tau = double(nind * nnode))$tau
+ 
+      return(tau)
+  }
> 
>  aster:::setfam(fam.default())
> 
>  tau.hat <- beta2tau(beta.hat)
> 
>  all.equal(fred, tau.hat)
[1] TRUE
> 
>  fred <- predict(out3, modmat = modmat.pred, root = root.pred, se.fit = TRUE)
> 
>  all.equal(fred$fit, tau.hat)
[1] TRUE
> 
>  all.equal(fred$se.fit, sqrt(diag(fred$gradient %*% solve(out3$fisher) %*%
+      t(fred$gradient))))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  aster:::setfam(fam.default())
> 
>  my.gradient <- 0 * fred$gradient
>  for (k in 1:ncoef) {
+      beta.epsilon <- beta.hat
+      beta.epsilon[k] <- beta.hat[k] + epsilon
+      tau.epsilon <- beta2tau(beta.epsilon)
+      my.gradient[ , k] <- (tau.epsilon - tau.hat) / epsilon
+  }
> 
>  all.equal(fred$gradient, my.gradient, tolerance = sqrt(epsilon))
[1] TRUE
> 
>  ##### HOORAY !!!!! ##### That's it for aster.predict #####
>  ##### now for aster.predict.formula #####
> 
>  ##### case 1: newdata missing
> 
>  predict(out)
  [1] 0.57489876 0.54506539 0.67263708 0.80063344 0.78185456 0.92190579
  [7] 0.49870521 0.42489180 0.58032491 0.48015800 0.60863201 0.81730933
 [13] 0.66085724 0.43306920 0.46293262 0.85153213 0.60788619 0.45408763
 [19] 0.79351501 0.86951109 0.51086141 0.43922287 0.84149617 0.82034174
 [25] 0.54767041 0.27018012 0.24376792 0.36766097 0.52656290 0.50048149
 [31] 0.73247472 0.20556931 0.15156130 0.27514347 0.19122498 0.30185792
 [37] 0.55071310 0.35495613 0.15714325 0.17837184 0.60363544 0.30113606
 [43] 0.17194559 0.51654338 0.63357115 0.21525848 0.16140903 0.58760323
 [49] 0.55521225 0.24601596 0.28147863 0.25540999 0.37416994 0.51624470
 [55] 0.49352798 0.69080432 0.21685603 0.16038928 0.28632758 0.20209471
 [61] 0.31217154 0.53710950 0.36236934 0.16634133 0.18872685 0.58234242
 [67] 0.31147867 0.18199149 0.50754132 0.60768673 0.22673655 0.17087117
 [73] 0.56870334 0.54097987 0.25764673 0.15113516 0.13053263 0.23303629
 [79] 0.38365446 0.35756433 0.60947432 0.10212074 0.06520683 0.15508800
 [85] 0.09191583 0.17678284 0.40829018 0.22187840 0.06882044 0.08300730
 [91] 0.46391075 0.17618754 0.07864119 0.37356847 0.49639738 0.10916261
 [97] 0.07161579 0.44682061 0.41293088 0.13225705 0.33180681 0.29925301
[103] 0.45028412 0.64162836 0.61008081 0.90327761 0.25170131 0.18334475
[109] 0.33789808 0.23368237 0.37055688 0.67098984 0.43495305 0.19047611
[115] 0.21745483 0.73608696 0.36967701 0.20931151 0.62949196 0.77356303
[121] 0.26382043 0.19591539 0.71623265 0.67647969 0.30203344 0.22700752
[127] 0.19327686 0.36732494 0.65115620 0.59945400 1.15819877 0.14787817
[133] 0.09105222 0.23355366 0.13190943 0.26989753 0.70105122 0.34763865
[139] 0.09649502 0.11812552 0.81786980 0.26889099 0.11142546 0.63103347
[145] 0.88905830 0.15900423 0.10072450 0.78132716 0.71057173 0.19607468
> 
>  newdata <- data.frame(site = factor(LETTERS[1:4]))
>  for (v in vars)
+  newdata[[v]] <- 1
>  newdata$root <- 1
>  newdata$foo <- modmat.pred[ , "l2", "foo"]
> 
>  renewdata <- reshape(newdata, varying = list(vars),
+      direction = "long", timevar = "varb", times = as.factor(vars),
+      v.names = "resp")
> 
>  louise <- predict(out, newdata = renewdata, varvar = varb, idvar = id,
+      root = root, se.fit = TRUE)
> 
>  all.equal(louise$modmat, modmat.pred)
[1] TRUE
> 
>  fred <- predict(out2, modmat = modmat.pred, root = root.pred, se.fit = TRUE)
> 
>  all.equal(louise$fit, fred$fit)
[1] TRUE
> 
>  all.equal(louise$se.fit, fred$se.fit)
[1] TRUE
> 
>  ##### test for global variables #####
> 
>  saves <- c("out", "renewdata", "out2", "modmat.pred", "root.pred", "louise",
+      "fred")
>  blurfle <- ls()
>  blurfle <- ls()
>  rm(list = blurfle[! is.element(blurfle, saves)])
>  ls()
[1] "fred"        "louise"      "modmat.pred" "out"         "out2"       
[6] "renewdata"   "root.pred"  
> 
>  louise.too <- predict(out, newdata = renewdata, varvar = varb, idvar = id,
+      root = root, se.fit = TRUE)
>  identical(louise, louise.too)
[1] TRUE
> 
>  fred.too <- predict(out2, modmat = modmat.pred, root = root.pred,
+      se.fit = TRUE)
>  identical(fred, fred.too)
[1] TRUE
> 
>  ##### test of newcoef #####
> 
>  fake <- out2
>  beta.new <- fake$coefficients + rnorm(length(fake$coefficients)) * 0.1
>  fake$coefficients <- beta.new
>  fred.fake <- predict(fake, modmat = modmat.pred, root = root.pred,
+      se.fit = TRUE)
>  fred.new <- predict(out2, modmat = modmat.pred, root = root.pred,
+      se.fit = TRUE, newcoef = beta.new)
>  identical(fred.fake, fred.new)
[1] TRUE
> 
> 
> 
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