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AHELP for CIAO 4.16 Sherpa

set_sampler_opt

Context: statistics

Synopsis

Set an option for the current MCMC sampler.

Syntax

set_sampler_opt(opt, value)

opt - str

Example

>>> set_sampler_opt('scale', 3)

PARAMETERS

The parameters for this function are:

Parameter Definition
opt The option to change. Use `get_sampler` to view the available options for the current sampler.
value The value for the option.

Notes

The options depend on the sampler. The options include:

Item Definition
defaultprior Set to False when the default prior (flat, between the parameter's soft limits) should not be used. Use `set_prior` to set the form of the prior for each parameter.
inv A bool, or array of bools, to indicate which parameter is on the inverse scale.
log A bool, or array of bools, to indicate which parameter is on the logarithm (natural log) scale.
original A bool, or array of bools, to indicate which parameter is on the original scale.
p_M The proportion of jumps generatd by the Metropolis jumping rule.
priorshape An array of bools indicating which parameters have a user-defined prior functions set with `set_prior` .
scale Multiply the output of `covar` by this factor and use the result as the scale of the t-distribution.

Bugs

See the bugs pages on the Sherpa website for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.

See Also

confidence
set_conf_opt, set_covar_opt, set_proj_opt
data
set_areascal, set_arf, set_backscal, set_bkg, set_coord, set_counts, set_data, set_dep, set_exposure, set_grouping, set_quality, set_rmf, set_staterror, set_syserror
filtering
set_filter
methods
gridsearch, levmar, list_iter_methods, list_methods, moncar, neldermead, set_iter_method, set_iter_method_opt, set_method, set_method_opt
modeling
get_par, get_xsabund, get_xscosmo, get_xsxsect, get_xsxset, set_bkg_model, set_bkg_source, set_full_model, set_model, set_par, set_pileup_model, set_source, set_xsabund, set_xscosmo, set_xsxsect, set_xsxset
statistics
get_sampler, set_prior, set_sampler, set_stat
utilities
set_analysis, set_default_id
visualization
image_setregion