inspect_par_beta: Validate parameters for the Beta distribution
In inspector: Validation of Arguments and Objects in User-Defined Functions

Description Usage Arguments Details Value See Also Examples

inspect_par_beta checks if an object is an eligible vector of parameters for the Beta distribution. This can be useful to validate inputs, intermediate calculations or outputs in user-defined functions.

1	inspect_par_beta(x)

`x`	An arbitrary object.

inspect_par_beta conducts a series of tests to check if x is an eligible vector of parameters for the Beta distribution. Namely, inspect_par_beta checks if:

x is NULL or empty.
x is an atomic vector
x is numeric
x has length 2
x has NA or NaN values.
All elements of x are positive.

inspect_par_beta does not return any output. There are two possible outcomes:

The call is silent if x is an eligible vector of parameters for the Beta distribution.
An informative error message is thrown otherwise.

inspect_par_bernoulli to validate parameters for the Bernoulli/Binomial distribution.
inspect_par_multinomial to validate parameters for the Multinomial distribution.
inspect_par_dirichlet to validate parameters for the Dirichlet distribution.
inspect_par_haldane to validate parameters for the Haldane distribution.

# Calls that pass silently:
x1 <- c(1, 1)
x2 <- c(2, 5)
inspect_par_beta(x1)
inspect_par_beta(x2)

# Calls that throw an informative error message:
mylist <- list(
  NULL, 1, factor(1, 1),
  matrix(c(1, 1)), c("1", "1"), list(1, 1), c(1, NA),
  c(1, NaN), c(TRUE, FALSE), numeric(0), c(-1, 1)
)
try(inspect_par_beta(mylist[[1]]))
try(inspect_par_beta(mylist[[2]]))
try(inspect_par_beta(mylist[[3]]))
try(inspect_par_beta(mylist[[4]]))
try(inspect_par_beta(mylist[[5]]))
try(inspect_par_beta(mylist[[6]]))
try(inspect_par_beta(mylist[[7]]))
try(inspect_par_beta(mylist[[8]]))
try(inspect_par_beta(mylist[[9]]))
try(inspect_par_beta(mylist[[10]]))
try(inspect_par_beta(mylist[[11]]))