validate_dists function

Check for valid distribution

The distribution names must match inla() family=''. Similar to get.var.types(), mainly different in output.

validate_dists(data.dists, returnDists = TRUE, ...)

Arguments

• data.dists: list of variable distributions.
• returnDists: if TRUE (default) returns the same list as provided.
• ...: additional arguments.

Returns

either TRUE/FALSE or list of variable distributions as provided as input.