From b10b2160ed212106dff3dbc8f3944628dc6dd1e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Johannes Pfeifer <jpfeifer@gmx.de>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:30:41 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Made error message if initial parameter values are outside
prior bounds more explicit.
---
matlab/dynare_estimation_init.m | 9 ++++++---
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/matlab/dynare_estimation_init.m b/matlab/dynare_estimation_init.m
index 954071cfb5..9810e0ec25 100644
--- a/matlab/dynare_estimation_init.m
+++ b/matlab/dynare_estimation_init.m
@@ -138,9 +138,12 @@ if ~isempty(estim_params_)
% Test if initial values of the estimated parameters are all between
% the prior lower and upper bounds.
if any(xparam1 < bounds(:,1)) || any(xparam1 > bounds(:,2))
- find(xparam1 < bounds(:,1))
- find(xparam1 > bounds(:,2))
- error('Initial parameter values are outside parameter bounds')
+ outside_bound_vars=bayestopt_.name([find(xparam1 < bounds(:,1)); find(xparam1 > bounds(:,2))],:);
+ disp_string=[outside_bound_vars{1,:}];
+ for ii=2:size(outside_bound_vars,1)
+ disp_string=[disp_string,', ',outside_bound_vars{ii,:}];
+ end
+ error(['Initial value(s) of ', disp_string ,' are outside parameter bounds. Potentially, you should set prior_trunc=0.'])
end
lb = bounds(:,1);
ub = bounds(:,2);
--
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