prior_factor: Factor Prior

In RoBMA: Robust Bayesian Meta-Analyses

Factor Prior

Description

Create priors on factor contrasts.

Usage

prior_factor(
  distribution,
  parameters,
  truncation = list(lower = -Inf, upper = Inf),
  prior_weights = 1,
  contrast = "meandif"
)

Arguments

distribution	character. Prior distribution name.
parameters	list. Distribution parameters.
truncation	list with lower and upper truncation bounds.
prior_weights	numeric prior model weight.
contrast	character. Contrast coding used for factor levels. Common RoBMA model options are "treatment", "meandif", and "orthonormal"; the standalone helper also accepts BayesTools contrast aliases such as "independent".

Details

Mean-difference and orthonormal contrasts require vector or multivariate priors. Treatment/dummy and independent contrasts use univariate simple priors per contrast coefficient.

Value

An object inheriting from prior, prior.factor, and a contrast-specific marker class.

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