#' Convert model's posteriors to priors (EXPERIMENTAL) #' #' Convert model's posteriors to (normal) priors. #' #' @param model A Bayesian model. #' @param scale_multiply The SD of the posterior will be multiplied by this amount before being set as a prior to avoid overly narrow priors. #' @param ... Other arguments for \code{insight::get_prior()} or \code{\link{describe_posterior}}. #' #' @examples #' \dontrun{ #' # brms models #' # ----------------------------------------------- #' if (require("brms")) { #' formula <- brms::brmsformula(mpg ~ wt + cyl, center = FALSE) #' #' model <- brms::brm(formula, data = mtcars, refresh = 0) #' priors <- model_to_priors(model) #' priors <- brms::validate_prior(priors, formula, data = mtcars) #' priors #' #' model2 <- brms::brm(formula, data = mtcars, prior = priors, refresh = 0) #' } #' } #' @export model_to_priors <- function(model, scale_multiply = 3, ...) { UseMethod("model_to_priors") } #' @export model_to_priors.brmsfit <- function(model, scale_multiply = 3, ...) { params <- describe_posterior(model, centrality = "mean", dispersion = TRUE, ci = NULL, test = NULL, ...) priors_params <- attributes(insight::get_priors(model, ...))$priors priors <- brms::prior_summary(model) for(p in priors_params$Parameter) { if(p %in% params$Parameter) { subset <- params[params$Parameter == p, ] priors$prior[priors_params$Parameter == p] <- paste0( "normal(", insight::format_value(subset$Mean), ", ", insight::format_value(subset$SD * scale_multiply), ")") } } priors }