sirt (version 3.12-66)

mcmclist2coda: Write Coda File from an Object of Class mcmc.list

Description

This function writes a coda file from an object of class mcmc.list. Note that only first entry (i.e. one chain) will be processed.

Usage

mcmclist2coda(mcmclist, name, coda.digits=5)

Value

The coda file and a corresponding index file are written into the working directory.

Arguments

mcmclist

An object of class mcmc.list.

name

Name of the coda file to be written

coda.digits

Number of digits after decimal in the coda file

Examples

if (FALSE) {
#############################################################################
# EXAMPLE 1: MCMC estimation 2PNO dataset Reading
#############################################################################

data(data.read)
# estimate 2PNO with MCMC with 3000 iterations and 500 burn-in iterations
mod <- sirt::mcmc.2pno( dat=data.read, iter=3000, burnin=500 )
# plot MCMC chains
plot( mod$mcmcobj, ask=TRUE )
# write sampled chains into codafile
mcmclist2coda( mod$mcmcobj, name="dataread_2pl" )
}