bugs.rdist: Sample from an R distribution using JAGS

Description Usage Arguments Details Value Author(s)

Description

Use JAGS to sample from a distribution stated using R parameterization

Usage

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  bugs.rdist(prior = data.frame(distn = "norm", parama = 0, paramb = 1),
    n.iter = 1e+05, n = NULL)

Arguments

prior

dataframe with distribution name and parameters

n.iter

number of mcmc samples

n

number of samples returned, if NULL (default), output will have n.iter/4 samples

Details

Takes a distribution with R parameterization, converts it to a BUGS parameterization, and then samples from the distribution using JAGS

Value

vector of samples

Author(s)

David LeBauer


dlebauer/r2bugs documentation built on May 15, 2019, 9:14 a.m.