Re: [R] about the determinant of a symmetric compound matrix

2006-09-26 Thread Gabor Grothendieck
If P = projection onto the one dimensional space spanned by 1, the vector consisting of n 1's, then using the usual formula for projections we have P = 11'/1'1 = J/n and writing I+cJ in terms of P we have: I+cJ = (I-P) + (cn+1)P which is an eigen expansion showing that I+cJ has one eigenvalue of

Re: [R] about the determinant of a symmetric compound matrix

2006-09-26 Thread Peter Dalgaard
"Stefano Sofia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Dear R users, > even if this question is not related to an issue about R, probably some of > you will be able to help me. > > I have a square matrix of dimension k by k with alpha on the diagonal and > beta everywhee else. > This symmetric matrix is

[R] about the determinant of a symmetric compound matrix

2006-09-26 Thread Stefano Sofia
Dear R users, even if this question is not related to an issue about R, probably some of you will be able to help me. I have a square matrix of dimension k by k with alpha on the diagonal and beta everywhee else. This symmetric matrix is called symmetric compound matrix and has the form a( I + c