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Specifies the prior distribution in a Stan Model

Usage

Prior(
  parameters,
  display,
  repr_model,
  repr_data,
  centre,
  validation,
  sample,
  limits = c(-Inf, Inf)
)

Arguments

parameters

(list)
the prior distribution parameters.

display

(string)
the string to display when object is printed.

repr_model

(string)
the Stan code representation for the model block.

repr_data

(string)
the Stan code representation for the data block.

centre

(numeric)
the central point of distribution to shrink sampled values towards

validation

(list)
the prior distribution parameter validation functions. Must have the same names as the paramaters slot.

sample

(function)
a function to sample from the prior distribution.

limits

(numeric)
the lower and upper limits for a truncated distribution

Slots

parameters

(list)
See arguments.

repr_model

(string)
See arguments.

repr_data

(string)
See arguments.

centre

(numeric)
See arguments.

validation

(list)
See arguments.

display

(string)
See arguments.

sample

(function)
See arguments.

limits

(numeric)
See arguments.