compute_plvm_elbo: PLVM ELBO

In jpmeagher/vbar: Variational Bayes Ancestral Reconstruction

PLVM ELBO

Description

Compute the Evidence Lower Bound (ELBO) for a specific a PLVM.Ê

Usage

compute_plvm_elbo(
  plvm_list,
  n_samples = 1000,
  random_seed = NULL,
  perform_checks = TRUE
)

Arguments

plvm_list	A list defining the Phylogenetic Latent variable Model
n_samples	A positive integer. The number of independent samples drawn to obtain the Monte Carlo estimate.
random_seed	A single value, interpreted as an integer, or NULL.
perform_checks	Logical. Check if function inputs are specified correctly.

Value

A scalar. The Evidence Lower Bound for a given Phylogenetic Latent Variable Model

See Also

initialise_plvm

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