DirichletProcessCreate function

Create a Dirichlet Process object

Using a previously created Mixing Distribution Object (mdObject) create a Dirichlet process object. ``alphaPriorParameters` sets the parameters for alpha using the shape-rate specification of the gamma distribution.

DirichletProcessCreate(
  x,
  mdObject,
  alphaPriorParameters = c(1, 1),
  mhDraws = 250
)

Arguments

• x: Data
• mdObject: Mixing Distribution Object
• alphaPriorParameters: Prior parameters for the concentration parameter of the Dirichlet Process
• mhDraws: Number of posterior samples to take in the nonconjugate case