dclone-package: Data Cloning
Description
Low level functions for implementing
maximum likelihood estimating procedures for
complex models using data cloning (Lele et al. 2007) and Bayesian
Markov chain Monte Carlo methods with support
for JAGS, WinBUGS and OpenBUGS.
Convenient functions to help implementing
Main functions include:
dclone: cloning R objects.
jags.fit, bugs.fit: conveniently fit BUGS models.
dc.fit: iterative model fitting by the data cloning algorithm.
dctable: help evaluating data cloning convergence by descriptives.References
Lele, S.R., B. Dennis and F. Lutscher, 2007.
Data cloning: easy maximum likelihood estimation for complex
ecological models using Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo methods.
Ecology Letters 10, 551--563.