DatesHiatus {ArchaeoPhases}

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Test for the existence of a hiatus between two parameters

Description

Finds if a gap exists between two dates and returns the longest interval that satisfies: P(a_chain < IntervalInf < IntervalSup < b_chain | M) = level

Usage

DatesHiatus(a_chain, b_chain, level = 0.95)

Arguments

a_chain	: Numeric vector containing the output of the MCMC algorithm for the first parameter.
b_chain	: Numeric vector containing the output of the MCMC algorithm for the second parameter.
level	Probability corresponding to the confidence level of the interval.

Value

A named vector with the level and the endpoints of the gap in calendar years (AD/BC)

Author(s)

Anne Philippe, Anne.Philippe@univ-nantes.fr and

Marie-Anne Vibet, Marie-Anne.Vibet@univ-nantes.fr

Examples

  data(Events); attach(Events)
  DatesHiatus(Event.1, Event.12)
  DatesHiatus(Event.1, Event.12, level = 0.5)

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