Normal Distribution for Prior Specification

Creates a normal distribution object for use with prior().

Usage

normal(mu = 0, sigma = 1)

Arguments

mu

Mean of the normal distribution. Default: 0

sigma

Standard deviation of the normal distribution. Must be positive. Default: 1

Value

An object of class "clm_dist" representing a normal distribution.

See also

prior(), gamma(), student_t(), cauchy()

Examples

# Create a normal prior
normal(0, 2.5)
#> normal(0, 2.5) 

# Use with prior()
prior(normal(0, 2.5), class = "b")
#> Prior: normal(0, 2.5)
#> Class: b