getBayesianConstants function

(Internal) Parse Bayesian-related constants

getBayesianConstants is an internal function for parsing Bayesian-related constants

getBayesianConstants(config, simulation_constants)

Arguments

• config: a config_Shadow object. Use createShadowTestConfig for this.
• simulation_constants: a named list containing simulation constants.

Returns

getBayesianConstants returns a named list containing:

• final_theta_prior_densities: prior densities for final theta estimation for all examinees.

If interim or final theta estimation method is EB or FB, the following are included in the list:

• n_sample: the length of MCMC chain for theta estimation.
• burn_in: the length of MCMC chain to trim from the start of the chain.
• thin: the thinning interval to apply to the chain.
• jump_factor: the scaling factor.