init_params_mean {countSTAR}R Documentation

Initialize the parameters for a simple mean-only model

Description

Initialize the parameters for the model y ~ N(mu0, sigma^2) with a flat prior on mu0.

Usage

init_params_mean(y)

Arguments

y

n x 1 vector of data

Value

a named list params containing

  1. mu: vector of conditional means (fitted values)

  2. sigma: the conditional standard deviation

  3. coefficients: a named list of parameters that determine mu

Note

The only parameter in coefficients is mu0. Although redundant here, this parametrization is useful in other functions.


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