check_normal_prior function

Checks for validity of values for use as normal distribution parameters.

Should a pair of numeric values, second value should be non-zero. Stops execution with an error.

check_normal_prior(values, parameter)

Arguments

• values: Parameters for normal distribution.
• parameter: Name of the parameter for which the prior is defined.

Returns

Logical TRUE, if none of the tests fail

Examples

check_normal_prior(c(0, 1), "tau")