init_params_mean: Initialize the parameters for a simple mean-only model

In countSTAR: Flexible Modeling of Count Data

Initialize the parameters for a simple mean-only model

Description

Initialize the parameters for the model y ~ N(mu0, sigma^2) with a flat prior on mu0.

Usage

init_params_mean(y)

Arguments

y	n x 1 vector of data

Value

a named list params containing

1. mu: vector of conditional means (fitted values)

2. sigma: the conditional standard deviation

3. coefficients: a named list of parameters that determine mu

Note

The only parameter in coefficients is mu0. Although redundant here, this parametrization is useful in other functions.

countSTAR documentation built on July 9, 2023, 5:12 p.m.