Tools for Working with Posterior Distributions

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posterior-package

Tools for working with posterior (and prior) distributions

-- A --

all.rvar	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
any.rvar	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
as_draws	Transform to 'draws' objects
as_draws_array	The 'draws_array' format
as_draws_array.default	The 'draws_array' format
as_draws_array.draws_array	The 'draws_array' format
as_draws_array.draws_df	The 'draws_array' format
as_draws_array.draws_list	The 'draws_array' format
as_draws_array.draws_matrix	The 'draws_array' format
as_draws_array.draws_rvars	The 'draws_array' format
as_draws_array.mcmc	The 'draws_array' format
as_draws_array.mcmc.list	The 'draws_array' format
as_draws_df	The 'draws_df' format
as_draws_df.data.frame	The 'draws_df' format
as_draws_df.default	The 'draws_df' format
as_draws_df.draws_array	The 'draws_df' format
as_draws_df.draws_df	The 'draws_df' format
as_draws_df.draws_list	The 'draws_df' format
as_draws_df.draws_matrix	The 'draws_df' format
as_draws_df.draws_rvars	The 'draws_df' format
as_draws_df.mcmc	The 'draws_df' format
as_draws_df.mcmc.list	The 'draws_df' format
as_draws_list	The 'draws_list' format
as_draws_list.default	The 'draws_list' format
as_draws_list.draws_array	The 'draws_list' format
as_draws_list.draws_df	The 'draws_list' format
as_draws_list.draws_list	The 'draws_list' format
as_draws_list.draws_matrix	The 'draws_list' format
as_draws_list.draws_rvars	The 'draws_list' format
as_draws_list.mcmc	The 'draws_list' format
as_draws_list.mcmc.list	The 'draws_list' format
as_draws_matrix	The 'draws_matrix' format
as_draws_matrix.default	The 'draws_matrix' format
as_draws_matrix.draws_array	The 'draws_matrix' format
as_draws_matrix.draws_df	The 'draws_matrix' format
as_draws_matrix.draws_list	The 'draws_matrix' format
as_draws_matrix.draws_matrix	The 'draws_matrix' format
as_draws_matrix.draws_rvars	The 'draws_matrix' format
as_draws_matrix.mcmc	The 'draws_matrix' format
as_draws_matrix.mcmc.list	The 'draws_matrix' format
as_draws_rvars	The 'draws_rvars' format
as_draws_rvars.default	The 'draws_rvars' format
as_draws_rvars.draws_array	The 'draws_rvars' format
as_draws_rvars.draws_df	The 'draws_rvars' format
as_draws_rvars.draws_list	The 'draws_rvars' format
as_draws_rvars.draws_matrix	The 'draws_rvars' format
as_draws_rvars.draws_rvars	The 'draws_rvars' format
as_draws_rvars.list	The 'draws_rvars' format
as_draws_rvars.mcmc	The 'draws_rvars' format
as_draws_rvars.mcmc.list	The 'draws_rvars' format
as_rvar	Coerce to a random variable
as_rvar_factor	Coerce to a factor random variable
as_rvar_integer	Coerce to a random variable
as_rvar_logical	Coerce to a random variable
as_rvar_numeric	Coerce to a random variable
as_rvar_ordered	Coerce to a factor random variable

-- B --

bind_draws	Bind 'draws' objects together
bind_draws.draws_array	Bind 'draws' objects together
bind_draws.draws_df	Bind 'draws' objects together
bind_draws.draws_list	Bind 'draws' objects together
bind_draws.draws_matrix	Bind 'draws' objects together
bind_draws.draws_rvars	Bind 'draws' objects together

-- C --

cdf.rvar	Density, CDF, and quantile functions of random variables
cdf.rvar_factor	Density, CDF, and quantile functions of random variables
cdf.rvar_ordered	Density, CDF, and quantile functions of random variables
chain_ids	Index 'draws' objects
chol.rvar	Cholesky decomposition of random matrix
convergence	List of available convergence diagnostics

-- D --

default_convergence_measures	Summaries of 'draws' objects
default_mcse_measures	Summaries of 'draws' objects
default_summary_measures	Summaries of 'draws' objects
density.rvar	Density, CDF, and quantile functions of random variables
density.rvar_factor	Density, CDF, and quantile functions of random variables
diag-method	Matrix diagonals (including for random variables)
diagnostics	List of available convergence diagnostics
dissent	Dissention
dissent.default	Dissention
dissent.rvar	Dissention
draws	Transform to 'draws' objects
draws-index	Index 'draws' objects
draws_array	The 'draws_array' format
draws_df	The 'draws_df' format
draws_list	The 'draws_list' format
draws_matrix	The 'draws_matrix' format
draws_of	Get/set array of draws underlying a random variable
draws_of<-	Get/set array of draws underlying a random variable
draws_rvars	The 'draws_rvars' format
draws_summary	Summaries of 'draws' objects
draw_ids	Index 'draws' objects
drop-method	Drop redundant dimensions

-- E --

E	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
entropy	Normalized entropy
entropy.default	Normalized entropy
entropy.rvar	Normalized entropy
ess_basic	Basic version of the effective sample size
ess_basic.default	Basic version of the effective sample size
ess_basic.rvar	Basic version of the effective sample size
ess_bulk	Bulk effective sample size (bulk-ESS)
ess_bulk.default	Bulk effective sample size (bulk-ESS)
ess_bulk.rvar	Bulk effective sample size (bulk-ESS)
ess_mean	Effective sample size for the mean
ess_mean.default	Effective sample sizes for quantiles
ess_mean.rvar	Effective sample size for the mean
ess_median	Effective sample sizes for quantiles
ess_quantile	Effective sample sizes for quantiles
ess_quantile.default	Effective sample sizes for quantiles
ess_quantile.rvar	Effective sample sizes for quantiles
ess_sd	Effective sample size for the standard deviation
ess_sd.default	Effective sample size for the standard deviation
ess_sd.rvar	Effective sample size for the standard deviation
ess_tail	Tail effective sample size (tail-ESS)
ess_tail.default	Tail effective sample size (tail-ESS)
ess_tail.rvar	Tail effective sample size (tail-ESS)
example_draws	Example 'draws' objects
extract_variable	Extract draws of a single variable
extract_variable.default	Extract draws of a single variable
extract_variable.draws	Extract draws of a single variable
extract_variable.draws_rvars	Extract draws of a single variable
extract_variable_matrix	Extract matrix of a single variable
extract_variable_matrix.default	Extract matrix of a single variable
extract_variable_matrix.draws	Extract matrix of a single variable
extract_variable_matrix.draws_rvars	Extract matrix of a single variable

-- F --

format.rvar	Print or format a random variable
for_each_draw	Loop over draws

-- I --

is.finite.rvar	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
is.infinite.rvar	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
is.na.rvar	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
is.nan.rvar	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
is_draws	Transform to 'draws' objects
is_draws_array	The 'draws_array' format
is_draws_df	The 'draws_df' format
is_draws_list	The 'draws_list' format
is_draws_matrix	The 'draws_matrix' format
is_draws_rvars	The 'draws_rvars' format
is_rvar	Is 'x' a random variable?
is_rvar_factor	Is 'x' a factor random variable?
is_rvar_ordered	Is 'x' a factor random variable?
iteration_ids	Index 'draws' objects

-- M --

mad	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
mad.default	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
mad.rvar	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
mad.rvar_ordered	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
match	Value Matching
match.default	Value Matching
match.rvar	Value Matching
max.rvar	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
mcse_mean	Monte Carlo standard error for the mean
mcse_mean.default	Monte Carlo standard error for the mean
mcse_mean.rvar	Monte Carlo standard error for the mean
mcse_median	Monte Carlo standard error for quantiles
mcse_quantile	Monte Carlo standard error for quantiles
mcse_quantile.default	Monte Carlo standard error for quantiles
mcse_quantile.rvar	Monte Carlo standard error for quantiles
mcse_sd	Monte Carlo standard error for the standard deviation
mcse_sd.default	Monte Carlo standard error for the standard deviation
mcse_sd.rvar	Monte Carlo standard error for the standard deviation
mean.rvar	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
median.rvar	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
merge_chains	Merge chains of 'draws' objects
merge_chains.draws_array	Merge chains of 'draws' objects
merge_chains.draws_df	Merge chains of 'draws' objects
merge_chains.draws_list	Merge chains of 'draws' objects
merge_chains.draws_matrix	Merge chains of 'draws' objects
merge_chains.draws_rvars	Merge chains of 'draws' objects
merge_chains.rvar	Merge chains of 'draws' objects
min.rvar	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
modal_category	Modal category
modal_category.default	Modal category
modal_category.rvar	Modal category
mutate_variables	Mutate variables in 'draws' objects
mutate_variables.draws_array	Mutate variables in 'draws' objects
mutate_variables.draws_df	Mutate variables in 'draws' objects
mutate_variables.draws_list	Mutate variables in 'draws' objects
mutate_variables.draws_matrix	Mutate variables in 'draws' objects
mutate_variables.draws_rvars	Mutate variables in 'draws' objects

-- N --

nchains	Index 'draws' objects
ndraws	Index 'draws' objects
niterations	Index 'draws' objects
nvariables	Index 'draws' objects

-- O --

order_draws	Order 'draws' objects
order_draws.draws_array	Order 'draws' objects
order_draws.draws_df	Order 'draws' objects
order_draws.draws_list	Order 'draws' objects
order_draws.draws_matrix	Order 'draws' objects
order_draws.draws_rvars	Order 'draws' objects
order_draws.rvar	Order 'draws' objects

-- P --

pareto_diags	Pareto smoothing diagnostics
pareto_diags.default	Pareto smoothing diagnostics
pareto_diags.rvar	Pareto smoothing diagnostics
pareto_khat	Pareto khat diagnostic
pareto_khat.default	Pareto khat diagnostic
pareto_khat.rvar	Pareto khat diagnostic
pareto_smooth	Pareto smoothing
pareto_smooth.default	Pareto smoothing
pareto_smooth.rvar	Pareto smoothing
posterior	Tools for working with posterior (and prior) distributions
Pr	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
Pr.default	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
Pr.logical	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
Pr.rvar	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
print.draws_array	Print 'draws_array' objects
print.draws_df	Print 'draws_df' objects
print.draws_list	Print 'draws_list' objects
print.draws_matrix	Print 'draws_matrix' objects
print.draws_rvars	Print 'draws_rvars' objects
print.draws_summary	Print summaries of 'draws' objects
print.rvar	Print or format a random variable
prod.rvar	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws

-- Q --

quantile.rvar	Density, CDF, and quantile functions of random variables
quantile.rvar_factor	Density, CDF, and quantile functions of random variables
quantile.rvar_ordered	Density, CDF, and quantile functions of random variables
quantile2	Compute Quantiles
quantile2.default	Compute Quantiles
quantile2.rvar	Compute Quantiles

-- R --

range.rvar	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
rdo	Execute expressions of random variables
rename_variables	Rename variables in 'draws' objects
rename_variables.draws	Rename variables in 'draws' objects
repair_draws	Repair indices of 'draws' objects
repair_draws.draws_array	Repair indices of 'draws' objects
repair_draws.draws_df	Repair indices of 'draws' objects
repair_draws.draws_list	Repair indices of 'draws' objects
repair_draws.draws_matrix	Repair indices of 'draws' objects
repair_draws.draws_rvars	Repair indices of 'draws' objects
repair_draws.rvar	Repair indices of 'draws' objects
resample_draws	Resample 'draws' objects
resample_draws.draws	Resample 'draws' objects
resample_draws.rvar	Resample 'draws' objects
reserved_variables	Reserved variables
reserved_variables.default	Reserved variables
reserved_variables.draws_array	Reserved variables
reserved_variables.draws_df	Reserved variables
reserved_variables.draws_list	Reserved variables
reserved_variables.draws_matrix	Reserved variables
reserved_variables.draws_rvars	Reserved variables
rfun	Create functions of random variables
rhat	Rhat convergence diagnostic
rhat.default	Rhat convergence diagnostic
rhat.rvar	Rhat convergence diagnostic
rhat_basic	Basic version of the Rhat convergence diagnostic
rhat_basic.default	Basic version of the Rhat convergence diagnostic
rhat_basic.rvar	Basic version of the Rhat convergence diagnostic
rhat_nested	Nested Rhat convergence diagnostic
rhat_nested.default	Nested Rhat convergence diagnostic
rhat_nested.rvar	Nested Rhat convergence diagnostic
rstar	Calculate R* convergence diagnostic
rvar	Random variables of arbitrary dimension
rvar-dist	Density, CDF, and quantile functions of random variables
rvar-matmult	Matrix multiplication of random variables
rvar-slice	Random variable slicing
rvar-summaries-over-draws	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
rvar-summaries-within-draws	Summaries of random variables over array elements, within draws
rvar_all	Summaries of random variables over array elements, within draws
rvar_any	Summaries of random variables over array elements, within draws
rvar_apply	Random variable resulting from a function applied over margins of an array or random variable
rvar_factor	Factor random variables of arbitrary dimension
rvar_ifelse	Random variable ifelse
rvar_is_finite	Special value predicates for random variables
rvar_is_infinite	Special value predicates for random variables
rvar_is_na	Special value predicates for random variables
rvar_is_nan	Special value predicates for random variables
rvar_mad	Summaries of random variables over array elements, within draws
rvar_max	Summaries of random variables over array elements, within draws
rvar_mean	Summaries of random variables over array elements, within draws
rvar_median	Summaries of random variables over array elements, within draws
rvar_min	Summaries of random variables over array elements, within draws
rvar_ordered	Factor random variables of arbitrary dimension
rvar_prod	Summaries of random variables over array elements, within draws
rvar_quantile	Summaries of random variables over array elements, within draws
rvar_range	Summaries of random variables over array elements, within draws
rvar_rng	Create random variables from existing random number generators
rvar_sd	Summaries of random variables over array elements, within draws
rvar_sum	Summaries of random variables over array elements, within draws
rvar_var	Summaries of random variables over array elements, within draws

-- S --

sd	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
sd.default	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
sd.rvar	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
set_variables	Set variable names in 'draws' objects
split_chains	Split Chains
str.rvar	Print or format a random variable
subset.draws	Subset 'draws' objects
subset_draws	Subset 'draws' objects
subset_draws.draws_array	Subset 'draws' objects
subset_draws.draws_df	Subset 'draws' objects
subset_draws.draws_list	Subset 'draws' objects
subset_draws.draws_matrix	Subset 'draws' objects
subset_draws.draws_rvars	Subset 'draws' objects
subset_draws.rvar	Subset 'draws' objects
sum.rvar	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
summarise_draws	Summaries of 'draws' objects
summarise_draws.draws	Summaries of 'draws' objects
summarise_draws.rvar	Summaries of 'draws' objects
summarize_draws	Summaries of 'draws' objects
summary.draws	Summaries of 'draws' objects
Summary.rvar	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
summary.rvar	Summaries of 'draws' objects

-- T --

thin	Thin 'draws' objects
thin_draws	Thin 'draws' objects
thin_draws.draws	Thin 'draws' objects
thin_draws.rvar	Thin 'draws' objects

-- V --

var	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
var.default	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
var.rvar	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws
variables	Index 'draws' objects
variables<-	Index 'draws' objects
variance.rvar	Summaries of random variables within array elements, over draws

-- W --

weights.draws	Extract Weights from Draws Objects
weight_draws	Weight 'draws' objects
weight_draws.draws_array	Weight 'draws' objects
weight_draws.draws_df	Weight 'draws' objects
weight_draws.draws_list	Weight 'draws' objects
weight_draws.draws_matrix	Weight 'draws' objects
weight_draws.draws_rvars	Weight 'draws' objects

-- misc --

%**%	Matrix multiplication of random variables
%in%	Value Matching
[.rvar	Random variable slicing
[<-.rvar	Random variable slicing
[[.rvar	Random variable slicing
[[<-.rvar	Random variable slicing