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boa (version 1.1.9)

Bayesian Output Analysis Program (BOA) for MCMC

Description

A menu-driven program and library of functions for carrying out convergence diagnostics and statistical and graphical analysis of Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling output.

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Install

install.packages('boa')

Monthly Downloads

596

Version

1.1.9

License

GPL-2

Maintainer

Brian Smith

Last Published

August 27th, 2026

Functions in boa (1.1.9)

boa.par

Global Parameters
boa.load

Load Session
boa.init

Start Session
boa.importMatrix

Import ASCII Data
boa.importBUGS

Import BUGS Data
boa.menu

Interactive BOA Menu
boa.pardesc

Global Parameters Descriptions
boa.license

Licensing Information
boa.iter

Extract Iteration Numbers
boa.plot

Plot Parameters in MCMC Sequences
boa.plot.close

Close Graphics Windows
boa.plot.geweke

Plot Geweke Convergence Diagnostics
boa.plot.history

Plot Parameter Estimation Histories
boa.plot.density

Plot Density Functions
boa.plot.open

Open Graphics Windows
boa.plot.gandr

Plot Gelman and Rubin Shrink Factors
boa.plot.title

Add Plot Title
boa.plot.par

Set Plotting Parameters
boa.print.info

Print Information about MCMC Sequences
boa.print.par

Print Global Parameters' Descriptions and Current Values
boa.print.handw

Print Heidelberger and Welch Convergence Diagnostics
boa.plot.trace

Plot Trace Histories
boa.plot.bandg

Plot Brooks and Gelman Multivariate Shrink Factors
boa.plot.acf

Plot Autocorrelation Function
boa.print.geweke

Print Geweke Convergence Diagnostics
boa.sortiter

Sort by Iteration Numbers
boa.sortparms

Sort by Parameter Names
boa.pnames

Extract Parameter Names
boa.save

Save Session
boa.transform

Transform Variables
boa.randl

Raftery and Lewis Convergence Diagnostics
boa.print.cor

Print Correlation Matrices
boa.print.acf

Print Autocorrelation Functions
boa.print.gandr

Print Gelman and Rubin Convergence Diagnostics
boa.print.hpd

Print Highest Probability Density Intervals
boa.print.randl

Print Raftery and Lewis Convergence Diagnostics
boa.stats

Summary Statistics
boa.quit

Quit Session
line

BUGS Line Example
boa.print.stats

Print Summary Statistics
colVars

Column Variances
boa.version

Version Information
boa.chain.gandr

Gelman and Rubin Convergence Diagnostics
boa.chain

Session Lists of MCMC Sequences
boa.batchMeans

Batch Means
boa.chain.import

Import MCMC Sequence
boa.chain.del

Delete MCMC Sequences
boa.chain.eval

Formulate New Parameter
boa.chain.support

Set Support for Parameters
boa.chain.collapse

Concatenate MCMC Sequences
boa.geweke

Geweke Convergence Diagnostics
boa.chain.subset

Subset MCMC Sequences
boa.gewekePwr

Geweke Spectral Density Estimation
boa.chain.reset

Reset MCMC Sequences
boa.chain.add

Add MCMC Sequence
boa.hpd

Highest Probability Density Interval
boa.getparms

Extract Parameters
boa.acf

Autocorrelation Function
boa.getiter

Extract Iterations
boa.importASCII

Import ASCII Data
boa.handw

Heidelberger and Welch Convergence Diagnostics
boa.chain.info

Information about MCMC Sequences