[R-sig-ME] Status of HPDinterval

[Douglas Bates]

My intention is to modify the scale on which the estimates of the
variance components are estimated and then allow a VarCorr method for
the mcmcsamp object.  The VarCorr method will allow specification of
the scale.  The point of the new scale is that it allows the variance
components to be zero but also to switch from zero to nonzero during
the MCMC process.  It would be possible to specify an HPD interval on
the logarithm scale but, natually, there would need to be some
provision for the zeros in the chain.

Regrettably it will be at least a week or two before I can resume
coding and checking this representation and sampling method.  Another
project will dominate this week, which also is the last teaching week
of our semester.

On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 5:42 AM, John Maindonald
<John.Maindonald at anu.edu.au> wrote:
> Dear Douglas -
> I'm wondering whether the output from HPDinterval()
> in the new version of lme4 will (if you have made this
> decision) in due course appear with the same format
> as in the present coda version.  CIs for variances will
> continue to be presented on a logarithmic scale?
>
> Also, will the coda functions in due course be able to
> accept the new merMCMC objects?
>
> I am putting together a note at present, re code that
> appears in our text, to which this is relevant.
> Thanks
> John.
>
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