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\name{.hzr_phase_start}
\alias{.hzr_phase_start}
\title{Extract starting values from a phase specification}
\usage{
.hzr_phase_start(phase, n_covariates = 0L, mu_start = 0.1)
}
\arguments{
\item{phase}{An \code{hzr_phase} object.}

\item{n_covariates}{Integer; number of covariate columns.}

\item{mu_start}{Numeric scalar; initial scale parameter (default 0.1).}
}
\value{
Named numeric vector of starting values.
}
\description{
Returns initial theta sub-vector on the estimation (internal) scale:
log(mu), log(t_half), nu, m, followed by zeros for covariate coefficients.
}
\keyword{internal}
