RChronoModel (version 0.1)

PhasesGap: Gap or Hiatus between two successive phases (for phases in temporal order constraint)

Description

This function finds, if it exists, the gap between two successive phases. This gap or hiatus is the longest interval [IntervalInf ; IntervalSup] that satisfies : P(Phase1End < IntervalInf < IntervalSup < Phase2Beginning | M) = level.

Usage

PhasesGap(Phase1End_chain, Phase2Beginning_chain, level = 0.95,
  max_decimal = 0)

Arguments

Phase1End_chain

numeric vector containing the output of the MCMC algorithm for the end of the oldest phase

Phase2Beginning_chain

numeric vector containing the output of the MCMC algorithm for the beginning of the following phase

level

probability corresponding to the level of confidence

max_decimal

maximum number of decimal

Value

• Returns a vector of values containing the level of confidence and the endpoints of the gap between the successive phases

Examples

data(Phases); attach(Phases)
  PhasesGap(Phase.1.beta, Phase.2.alpha, 0.95)
  PhasesGap(Phase.1.beta, Phase.2.alpha, 0.50)