[R] How to get the pseudo left inverse of a singular square matrix?

[Jerome Asselin]

Singular matrices are not invertible. However you can calculate the 
generalized inverse with the function ginv() from package MASS.

HTH,
Jerome

On August 14, 2003 09:24 am, Feng Zhang wrote:
> Dear R-listers,
>
> I have a dxr matrix Z, where d > r.
> And the product Z*Z' is a singular square matrix.
> The problem is how to get the left inverse U of this
> singular matrix Z*Z', such that
> U*(Z*Z') = I?
>
> Is there any to figure it out using matrix decomposition method?
>
> Thanks a lot for your help.
>
> Fred
>
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