parsePriorParameters function

(Internal) Parse prior parameters from viable sources

parsePriorParameters is an internal function for parsing prior parameters from viable sources

parsePriorParameters(
  config_theta,
  simulation_constants,
  prior_density_override,
  prior_par_override
)

Arguments

• config_theta: a list containing theta estimation configurations.
• simulation_constants: a named list containing simulation constants.
• prior_density_override: (optional) if supplied, treated as RAW distribution densities and overrides config values.
• prior_par_override: (optional) if supplied, treated as NORMAL distribution parameters and overrides config values.

Returns

parsePriorParameters returns a named list containing:

• prior_dist: the type of distribution. One of NORMAL, UNIFORM, RAW.
• prior_par: an examinee-wise list containing prior parameters.