set_prior: Set a prior distribution to a model parameter.

In bayesforecast: Bayesian Time Series Modeling with Stan

Set a prior distribution to a model parameter.

Description

Setting a prior distribution to an specify model parameter.

Usage

set_prior(model, par = "ar", dist = normal(), lag = 0)

Arguments

model	a time series model class specified in varstan.
par	a string value with the desired parameter which a prior is defined. Possible arguments are: "mu0", "sigma0", "ar", "ma", "arch", "garch", "mgarch", "dfv", "df", or "breg".
dist	the distribution of the prior parameter. The only accepted argument is a prior_dist object.
lag	an optional integer value, indicates the desired lag of the parameter to impose a prior. If lag = 0, then the prior distribution will be applied for all lags.

Details

bayesforecast provides its own functions to manipulate the parameter prior, this functions return a prior_dist class, the dist argument only accepts this objects.

lag parameter is an optional value to change the prior distribution of one parameter in particular, this argument is only valid for: "ar", "ma", "arch", "garch", "mgarch", or "breg" arguments. The lag option has to be a integer lower than the total amount of lagged parameters of the model. For example, to ONLY change the prior of the second "arch" parameter in a garch(3,1) model, a lag = 2 option must be specified.

Value

a time series model class specified in bayesforecast with the changed prior.

Author(s)

Asael Alonzo Matamoros

Examples

dat = Sarima(birth,order = c(1,1,2))
dat = set_prior(model = dat, par = "ar", dist = normal(0,2))
dat

dat = set_prior(model = dat, par = "mu0", dist = student(mu = 0,sd = 2.5,df = 7))
dat

dat = set_prior(model = dat, par = "ma",dist= beta(shape1 = 2, shape2 = 2), lag = 2)
dat

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