S means singular
There is also F for fixed (corresponding to !GF)
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> From: cronopio@altavista.net [SMTP:cronopio@altavista.net]
> Sent: Monday, 8 June 1998 22:47
> To: asreml@chiswick.anprod.CSIRO.AU
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> Hi ASREMLers,
>
> The new version of ASREML gives some additional information in the
> .asr file. Beside each Compnt/Stderr value there is a letter. It
> seems that uses P for components estimated using !GP, U for !GU and S
> for ...?
>
> I got the S when estimating the covariance matrix for a polynomial
> regression. Even when the program converged, I'm very suspicious about
> the estimates: the value of Compnt/Stderr was the same for all
> elements of the matrix. Does anyone have an idea what the S mean?
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Luis Apiolaza
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> Institute of Vet, Animal and Biomedical Sciences
> Massey University
> Palmerston North
> New Zealand
> L.A.Apiolaza@massey.ac.nz
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