apollo_estimateHB {apollo}

Estimates model using Bayesian estimation

Description

Estimates a model using Bayesian estimation on the likelihood function defined by apollo_probabilities.

Usage

apollo_estimateHB(
  apollo_beta,
  apollo_fixed,
  apollo_probabilities,
  apollo_inputs,
  estimate_settings = NA
)

Arguments

apollo_beta

Named numeric vector. Names and values for parameters.

apollo_fixed

Character vector. Names (as defined in apollo_beta) of parameters whose value should not change during estimation.

apollo_probabilities

Function. Returns probabilities of the model to be estimated. Must receive three arguments:

• apollo_beta: Named numeric vector. Names and values of model parameters.

• apollo_inputs: List containing options of the model. See apollo_validateInputs.

• functionality: Character. Can be either "components", "conditionals", "estimate" (default), "gradient", "output", "prediction", "preprocess", "raw", "report", "shares_LL", "validate" or "zero_LL".

apollo_inputs

List grouping most common inputs. Created by function apollo_validateInputs.

estimate_settings

List. Options controlling the estimation process, as used for in apollo_estimate.

Details

This is a sub function of apollo_estimate which is called when using Bayesian estimation.

Value

model object