Bchronconvergecheck: MCMC convergence checking of Bchron output
Description
Allows convergence checking of both BchronMCMC and Bchroncalibrate output. Uses the
Geweke convergence diagnostic from the coda package.Usage
Bchronconvergecheck(Bchrondata, dates = FALSE)
Arguments
Bchrondata
A Bchron data object with fields for the the input and output files, the name of the core being used, the details of the calibration curve, and details of the model run required.
See Bchronload and dates
if true, checks the individually calibrated dates for convergence. Otherwise checks the parameter set from a run of BchronMCMC. Details
Uses the package coda Geweke diagnostic to perform a convergence check on a single MCMC chain. Note that this is not the only method of convergence checking. Also provides some
context for how well the model appears to have converged.References
Haslett and Parnell (2008, JRSSC, 57:399-418) and Parnell et al (2008, QSR, 27(19-20):1872-1885)