Prior Object and Constructor Function

Specifies the prior distribution in a Stan Model

Usage

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

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