as_prior: Constructor for bayprior from raw parameters
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as_prior

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Constructor for bayprior from raw parameters

Description

Construct a bayprior object directly from known hyperparameters (e.g., literature-based priors), bypassing elicitation.

Usage

as_prior(dist, params, label = "Prior", expert_id = "Literature")

Arguments

`dist`	Character. One of `"beta"`, `"normal"`, `"gamma"`.
`params`	Named list of hyperparameters.
`label`	Character. Description of the quantity.
`expert_id`	Character. Source identifier.

Value

A bayprior object.

Examples

# Historical Beta(2, 8) prior on response rate
prior <- as_prior("beta", list(alpha = 2, beta = 8),
                  label = "Historical response rate prior")

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