prior: Prior Distribution

In RoBMA: Robust Bayesian Meta-Analyses

Prior Distribution

Description

Create prior distribution objects used by RoBMA and brma fitting functions.

Usage

prior(
  distribution,
  parameters,
  truncation = list(lower = -Inf, upper = Inf),
  prior_weights = 1
)

Arguments

distribution	character. Prior distribution name.
parameters	list. Distribution parameters.
truncation	list with lower and upper truncation bounds.
prior_weights	numeric prior model weight.

Details

This is RoBMA's re-export of BayesTools::prior(); supported distribution names and parameter lists follow BayesTools.

Value

An object inheriting from prior.

Examples

prior("normal", list(mean = 0, sd = 0.5))
prior(
  "normal",
  list(mean = 0, sd = 0.5),
  truncation = list(lower = 0, upper = Inf)
)

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