Generate samples from the prior distribution of model parameters

Generates samples from the prior distributions of the model parameters. This is primarily used for prior predictive checks or to generate initial values for MCMC.

Usage

prior_sample(dat, model = "drm")

Arguments

dat

A list containing the data and prior parameters, typically generated by make_data() or make_data_sdm().

model

A character string specifying the model type. Must be either "drm" or "sdm". Defaults to "drm".

Value

A list containing samples drawn from the prior distributions of the model parameters.

See also

prior_inits()

Author

lcgodoy