decode.parameter.name {R2WinBUGS}R Documentation

Decodes WinBUGS parameter names

Description

Decodes WinBUGS parameter names (e.g., beta[3,14] becomes beta with 2 indexes: 3 and 14) for use by the bugs.sims function - intended for internal use

Usage

decode.parameter.name(a)

Arguments

a one element of the first column of ‘codaIndex.txt

Value

list with elements:

root name of parameter, e.g. beta
dimension number of indexes, e.g. 2
indexes indexes, e.g. 3 and 14

given a == "beta[3, 14]"

See Also

The main function to be called by the user is bugs.


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