Write Coda File from an Object of Class mcmc.list

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)

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

Value

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

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" )
}