Generating data from Shared Component model

rshared(
  alpha_1 = 0,
  alpha_2 = 0,
  beta_1 = c(0.1, -0.1),
  beta_2 = c(0.1, -0.1),
  delta = 1,
  tau_1 = 1,
  tau_2 = 1,
  tau_s = 1,
  confounding = "none",
  neigh,
  scale = TRUE
)

Arguments

alpha_1

intercept for disease 1.

alpha_2

intercept for disease 2.

beta_1

regression parameter(s) for disease 1.

beta_2

regression parameter(s) for disease 2.

delta

dependence on the shared component.

tau_1

precision of ICAR specific to disease 1.

tau_2

precision of ICAR specific to disease 2.

tau_s

precision for ICAR specific to the shared component.

confounding

"none", "linear", "quadratic" or "cubic".

neigh

neighborhood structure. A SpatialPolygonsDataFrame object.

scale

scale covariates? TRUE or FALSE.