| dirichlet.prior {Boom} | R Documentation |
Dirichlet prior for a multinomial distribution
Description
Specifies Dirichlet prior for a discrete probability distribution.
Usage
DirichletPrior(prior.counts, initial.value = NULL)
Arguments
prior.counts |
A vector of positive numbers representing prior counts. |
initial.value |
The initial value in the MCMC algorithm of the distribution being modeled. |
Author(s)
Steven L. Scott steve.the.bayesian@gmail.com
References
Gelman, Carlin, Stern, Rubin (2003), "Bayesian Data Analysis", Chapman and Hall.
[Package Boom version 0.9.15 Index]