filename

Uses a file to import a user-specified MCMC proposal covariance.

Specification

• Alias: None

• Arguments: STRING

Child Keywords:

Required/Optional	Description of Group	Dakota Keyword	Dakota Keyword Description
Required (Choose One)	Values For	diagonal	Specifies the diagonal matrix format when importing a user-specified proposal covariance.
		matrix	Specifies the full matrix format when importing a user-specified proposal covariance.

Description

This keyword selection results in definition of the MCMC proposal covariance from importing data a user-specified filename. This import must be declared as either a full matrix or a matrix diagonal.

Default Behavior

This option is not the default, and generally implies special a priori knowledge from the user.

Usage Tips

This option is not supported for the case of transformations to standardized probability space.

Examples

method,
        bayes_calibration queso
         samples = 1000 seed = 348
          dram
          proposal_covariance
            filename ... # See leaf nodes for required format option