urgently need your help! In doing bayesian modelling, how do we set prior for the standard deviation of regression slope, so-called hyper-parameter. For instance, y = b0 + b1x1+b2x2+error, where b2 ~ N(0, tau), and tau ~ U(1,1). so, how to set the prior for the tau? Many thanks!

How to set prior for hyper-parameter

ecorenhb May 23, 2020, 9:10am 7

@wpetry Many thanks! It is very helpful! I will try those.

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