Package: RSGHB
Type: Package
Title: Functions for Hierarchical Bayesian Estimation: A Flexible
        Approach
Version: 1.0
Date: 2013-02-08
Author: Jeff Dumont <Jeff.Dumont@rsginc.com>, Jeff Keller
        <Jeff.Keller@rsginc.com>, Chase Carpenter
        <Chase.Carpenter@rsginc.com>
Maintainer: Jeff Dumont <Jeff.Dumont@rsginc.com>
Description: This package can be used to estimate models using a
        hierarchical Bayesian framework. The flexibility comes in
        allowing the user to specify the likelihood function directly
        instead of assuming predetermined model structures. Types of
        models that can be estimated with this code include the family
        of discrete choice models (Multinomial Logit, Mixed Logit,
        Nested Logit, Error Components Logit and Latent Class) as well
        ordered response models like ordered probit and ordered logit.
        In addition, the package allows for flexibility in specifying
        parameters as either fixed (non-varying across individuals) or
        random with continuous distributions. Parameter distributions
        supported include normal, positive log-normal, negative
        log-normal, positive truncated normal and the Johnson SB
        distribution. Kenneth Train's Matlab and Gauss code for doing
        hierarchical Bayesian estimation has served as the basis for a
        few of the functions included in this package. These
        Matlab/Gauss functions have been rewritten to be optimized
        within R. Considerable code has been added to increase the
        flexibility and usability of the code base. Train's original
        Gauss and Matlab code can be found here:
        http://elsa.berkeley.edu/Software/abstracts/train1006mxlhb.html
        See Train's chapter on HB in Discrete Choice with Simulation
        here: http://elsa.berkeley.edu/books/choice2.html; and his
        paper on using HB with non-normal distributions here:
        http://elsa.berkeley.edu/~train/trainsonnier.pdf
URL: https://github.com/jeffdumont/RSGHB
License: GPL-3
LazyData: true
Collate: 'checkModel.R' 'doHB.R' 'hb.R' 'nextA.R' 'nextB.R' 'nextF.R'
        'nextDind.R' 'nextD.R' 'plotA.R' 'plotF.R' 'plotLog.R'
        'prepareModel.R' 'trans.R' 'vech.R' 'writeLog.R' 'xpnd.R'
Packaged: 2013-02-14 14:43:11 UTC; jeff
Repository: CRAN
Date/Publication: 2013-02-14 16:22:53
