[Rd] inv.logit (package boot) (PR#2394)

[Peter Dalgaard BSA]

olefc@birc.dk writes:

> The problem is caused by exp(x) returning Inf when x is large.
> 
> One way of fixing the problem [there may be better ways] would be to include the
> line 
> 
> out[x > 709] <- 1
> 
> in inv.logit()

Yes, or replace the entire code with something like

  inv.logit2 <- function(x) ifelse(x > 0, 1 - 1/(1+exp(x)), 1/(1+exp(-x)))

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