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\name{prior}
\alias{prior}
\title{Construct a single prior distribution}
\usage{
prior(family, loc = 0, scale = 1, df = 7)
}
\arguments{
\item{family}{Character. One of \code{"normal"}, \code{"student_t"},
\code{"cauchy"}.}

\item{loc}{Location parameter (default 0).}

\item{scale}{Scale parameter (default 1). Must be > 0.}

\item{df}{Degrees of freedom for \code{"student_t"} (default 7). Must be0 when \code{family = "student_t"}.}
}
\value{
A \code{bvarnet_prior} S3 object.
}
\description{
Builds a \code{bvarnet_prior} object specifying the prior family and its
parameters.  Supported families in Phase 1 are \code{"normal"},
\code{"student_t"}, and \code{"cauchy"}.
}
