normal: Define a normal prior distribution

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normalR Documentation

Define a normal prior distribution

Description

normal(mu,sd)

Usage

normal(mu = 0, sd = 1)

Arguments

mu

the location parameter mu

sd

the standard deviation parameter sigma

Details

Define a normal prior distribution using the hyper parameters mu and sigma, by default a standard normal distribution is return.

Value

a numerical vector interpreted as a prior in Stan


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