BEAST v2.7.8 Documentation: orc.operators.SampleFromPriorOperator

Proposes a move in state space.

Inputs:

parameter, prior, prior2, tree, np, weight

 

parameter
type: beast.base.inference.parameter.Parameter
the parameter sample
Required input

 

prior
type: beast.base.inference.distribution.ParametricDistribution
the prior distribution of the parameter
Either this, or prior2 needs to be specified

 

prior2
type: beast.base.inference.distribution.Prior
the prior distribution of the parameter
Either this, or prior needs to be specified

 

tree
type: beast.base.evolution.tree.Tree
the tree that the parameter belong to (if applicable)
Optional input

 

np
type: java.lang.Double
tunable parameter describing the mean number of elements in the parameter vector to sample
Optional input. Default: 1.0

 

weight
type: java.lang.Double
weight with which this operator is selected
Required input