write_model: Write the EcoDiet model in BUGS

In EcoDiet: Estimating a Diet Matrix from Biotracer and Stomach Content Data

Write the EcoDiet model in BUGS

Description

This function writes the EcoDiet model in the BUGS syntax as a several line long string.

The model definition depends on whether or not literature data will be used to inform the priors, hence the parameter literature_configuration.

To know more about what is inside the model, please read the reference article.

Usage

write_model(
  file.name = "EcoDiet_model.txt",
  literature_configuration = FALSE,
  print.model = FALSE
)

Arguments

file.name	The name and location under which the '.txt' BUGS definition of the model will be saved. If not provided, the file will be saved in the current repository under the "EcoDiet_model.txt" name.
literature_configuration	A boolean (TRUE or FALSE) indicating whether the model will have prior distributions informed by a literature study
print.model	Indicates whether the user wants to print the written model in the console.

Value

A string containing the model definition in BUGS

See Also

run_model to run the model after it has been defined

Examples

write_model(file.name="my_model_with_priors.txt", literature_configuration = TRUE)

write_model(literature_configuration = FALSE, print.model = TRUE)

unlink('my_model_with_priors.txt')
unlink('EcoDiet_model.txt')

EcoDiet documentation built on Jan. 7, 2023, 1:18 a.m.