HPDcrd: generates the 100 * (1 - alpha)% most probable interval of a...

In evidence: Analysis of Scientific Evidence Using Bayesian and Likelihood Methods

Description

function used to produce a Bayesian credible interval of a unimodal distribution of empirical values using the Highest Posterior Probability approach

Usage

HPDcrd(x, alpha = 0.05)

Arguments

x	a vector of empirical values
alpha	1 - alpha is the desired level of credibility

Value

a vector of the lower and upper limits of the 95% credible interval calculated using a standard algorithm

Author(s)

Robert van Hulst

References

van Hulst, R. 2018. Evaluating Scientific Evidence. ms.

Examples

HPDcrd(rnorm(1000))

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