bugs.inits: Writing input for WinBUGS - intended for internal use only
Description
Write files inits1.txt, inits2.txt, etc., in
the working directory for WinBUGS to read - for internal use.Usage
bugs.inits(inits, n.chains, digits,
inits.files = paste("inits", 1:n.chains, ".txt", sep = ""))Arguments
inits
a list with n.chains elements; each element of the
list is itself a list of starting values for the WinBUGS model,
or a function creating (possibly random) initial values n.chains
number of Markov chains
digits
number of significant digits used for WinBUGS
input, see formatC inits.file
name for the inits files R write the inits into.
Value
- Vector of names of
inits.files; as a side effect, the inits files inits*.txt
are written
See Also
The main function to be called by the user is bugs.