Covariate info #

Covariate information (covariate info), if provided, is joined to the response information prior to model fitting. It’s used only in models for which predictors are specified.

covariate info:
    file: assets/uplands-data/ROMN/LIBI_Covariates_AllSitesAllYears_20201104_Through2016_with_exotics.csv
    event date info:
        date-time column: Year
        date-time format: Y!

As with the other statements in the data block, we point to the name of the covariate file (file; see the covariate data section for more detail) and, if different from the date attributes in the response data, supply info required to properly parse covariate datetime fields.