setPriorParametersBerry {bhmbasket}R Documentation

setPriorParametersBerry

Description

This function sets prior parameters for the analysis method "berry" for use in performAnalyses.

Usage

setPriorParametersBerry(mu_mean, mu_sd, tau_scale)

Arguments

mu_mean

A numeric for the mean of \mu

mu_sd

A positive numeric for the standard deviation of \mu

tau_scale

A positive numeric for the scale parameter of \tau

Details

This function sets the prior parameters for the method proposed by Berry et al. (2013). Note that the implemented distribution of \tau is half-normal.

Value

A list with prior parameters of class prior_parameters_list

Author(s)

Stephan Wojciekowski

References

Berry, Scott M., et al. "Bayesian hierarchical modeling of patient subpopulations: efficient designs of phase II oncology clinical trials." Clinical Trials 10.5 (2013): 720-734.

See Also

performAnalyses getPriorParameters combinePriorParameters setPriorParametersExNex setPriorParametersExNexAdj setPriorParametersPooled setPriorParametersStratified getMuVar

Examples

 prior_parameters_berry <- setPriorParametersBerry(0, 1, 2)

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