Update Default Priors

Updates the default prior specifications for a set of parameters, allowing users to replace or modify elements such as distribution type, bounds, and initial values.

Usage

update_priors(
  param_inputs,
  proposal_matrix,
  params_to_estimate,
  priors = NULL,
  new_priors
)

Arguments

param_inputs

A named list of model parameter inputs used to initialize default priors.

proposal_matrix

A proposal covariance matrix used to set up default priors.

params_to_estimate

A character vector of parameters to estimate and update priors for.

priors

Optional. A list of existing priors. If NULL (default), default priors are generated using initialize_priors().

new_priors

A named list of new prior specifications. Each element should be a list with updated fields (e.g., initial, min, max, prior).

Value

A list of prior specifications with selected entries updated based on new_priors.