generate_dataset: Generate Dataset

In rbi: Interface to 'LibBi'

Generate Dataset

Description

This is a wrapper around libbi sample --target joint --nsamples 1, to generate a synthetic dataset from a model. Parameters can be passed via the 'init' option (see run.libbi, otherwise they are generated from the prior specified in the model. The end time should be specified using the "end_time" option. If this is not given, only a parameter set is sampled. Use the 'noutputs' or 'output_every' options to control the number of data points being generated. By default, output_every is set to 1.

Usage

generate_dataset(..., output_every = 1)

Arguments

...	arguments to be passed to sample.libbi, especially 'model', 'end_time' and 'seed'.
output_every	real; if given, noutputs will be set so that there is output every output_every time steps; if set to 0, only generate an output at the final time

Value

a libbi object, the generated data set

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