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bayesm (version 3.0-2)

lndMvn: Compute Log of Multivariate Normal Density

Description

lndMvn computes the log of a Multivariate Normal Density.

Usage

lndMvn(x, mu, rooti)

Arguments

x

density ordinate

mu

mu vector

rooti

inv of Upper Triangular Cholesky root of \(\Sigma\)

Value

log density value

Warning

This routine is a utility routine that does not check the input arguments for proper dimensions and type.

Details

\(z\) \(\sim\) \(N(mu,\Sigma)\)

References

For further discussion, see Bayesian Statistics and Marketing by Rossi, Allenby and McCulloch, Chapter 2. http://www.perossi.org/home/bsm-1

See Also

lndMvst

Examples

Run this code
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Sigma=matrix(c(1,.5,.5,1),ncol=2)
lndMvn(x=c(rep(0,2)),mu=c(rep(0,2)),rooti=backsolve(chol(Sigma),diag(2)))

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