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normal.prior: Normal (scalar Gaussian) prior distribution
Description
Specifies a scalar Gaussian prior distribution.
Usage
NormalPrior(mu, sigma, initial.value = mu)
Arguments
mu
The mean of the prior distribution.
sigma
The standard deviation of the prior distribution.
initial.value
The initial value of the parameter being modeled in the MCMC algorithm.
References
Gelman, Carlin, Stern, Rubin (2003), "Bayesian Data Analysis", Chapman and Hall.