what text string should be used to prompt the user? (character string)

prompt

the class of object expected to be returned - "logical", "numeric", "integer", "character".  If the user input does not match this return, the prompt is repeated

type

the lower and upper bounds of number to be returned.  Ignored if type is "logical" or "character"

bounds

if TRUE, allows the user to input "NA" for any type, which is returned as NA

na.allow

A simple function to detect input from the user, and keep prompting until a response matching the class of input required is given.

methods

A set of functions to allow any user specified model to be run in JAGS from within R, returning the MCMC output as R objects.  Includes functions to read external WinBUGS type textfiles, and allows several ways of automatically specifying model data from existing R objects or R functions.  Also includes functions to automatically calculate model run length, autocorrealtion and Gelman Rubin statistic diagnostics for all models to simplify the process of checking chain convergence.  Designed for maximum compatibility with WinBUGS syntax, although minor modification to existing .bug files will be required.  Requires Just Another Gibbs Sampler (JAGS) for UNIX, LINUX, Mac or Windows to be installed, see:  http://www-fis.iarc.fr/~martyn/software/jags/.

ask: Obtain Input from User With Error Handling

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