Update the Dirichlet process concentration parameter.
Using the procedure outlined in West (1992) we sample the concentration parameter of the Dirichlet process. See reference for further details.
UpdateAlpha(dpobj) ## Default S3 method: UpdateAlpha(dpobj) ## S3 method for class 'hierarchical' UpdateAlpha(dpobj)
dpobj
: Dirichlet process object.A Dirichlet process object with updated concentration parameter.
West, M. (1992). Hyperparameter estimation in Dirichlet process mixture models. ISDS Discussion Paper# 92-A03: Duke University.
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