beta.cauchy {EbayesThresh}

Function beta for the quasi-Cauchy prior

Description

Given a value or vector x of values, find the value(s) of the function \beta(x)=g(x)/\phi(x) - 1, where g is the convolution of the quasi-Cauchy with the normal density \phi(x).

Usage

beta.cauchy(x)

Arguments

x

a real value or vector

Value

A vector the same length as x, containing the value(s) \beta(x).

Author(s)

Bernard Silverman

References

See ebayesthresh and http://www.bernardsilverman.com

See Also

beta.laplace

Examples

  beta.cauchy(c(-2,1,0,-4,8,50))