How to decide on what priors distributions to use for parameters?

OriolAbril · May 9, 2020, 9:43pm

I noticed that you are initiating the sampler at the MAP which as explained in the FAQs, is generally not recommended. Is there any particular reason for doing so? I can’t help much with the other questions.

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How to decide on what priors distributions to use for parameters?

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