Hi, I am getting the following error when I'm running jags.model()
> meas1 <- jags.model(file="measurement.bug",data=dat.test) syntax error, unexpected '}', expecting ',' or ')' Error in jags.model(file = "measurement.bug", data = dat.test) : Parse error on line 1 Below is my JAGS model. Please cc me as I'm a digest subscriber if you reply. Thanks! Chris JAGS model ... model { for(i in 1:N){ ########################## # measurement equation model ########################## for(j in 1:P){ y[i,j]~dnorm(mu[i,j],psi[j]) } ########################## # alp[i] corresponds to the intercepts ########################## mu[i,1]<-xi[i,1]+alp[1] ## Ext1 mu[i,2]<-lam[1]*xi[i,1]+alp[2] mu[i,3]<-lam[2]*xi[i,1]+alp[3] mu[i,4]<-xi[i,2]+alp[4] ## Soc1 mu[i,5]<-lam[3]*xi[i,2]+alp[5] mu[i,6]<-lam[4]*xi[i,2]+alp[6] mu[i,7]<-xi[i,3]+alp[7] ## Aca1 mu[i,8]<-lam[5]*xi[i,3]+alp[8] mu[i,9]<-lam[6]*xi[i,3]+alp[9] mu[i,10]<-xi[i,4]+alp[10] ## Ext2 mu[i,11]<-lam[7]*xi[i,4]+alp[11] mu[i,12]<-lam[8]*xi[i,4]+alp[12] mu[i,13]<-xi[i,5]+alp[13] ## Soc2 mu[i,14]<-lam[9]*xi[i,5]+alp[14] mu[i,15]<-lam[10]*xi[i,5]+alp[15] mu[i,16]<-xi[i,6]+alp[16] ## Aca2 mu[i,17]<-lam[11]*xi[i,6]+alp[17] mu[i,18]<-lam[12]*xi[i,6]+alp[18] mu[i,19]<-xi[i,7]+alp[19] ## Work2 mu[i,20]<-lam[13]*xi[i,7]+alp[20] mu[i,21]<-lam[14]*xi[i,7]+alp[21] mu[i,22]<-xi[i,8]+alp[22] ## Ext3 mu[i,23]<-lam[15]*xi[i,8]+alp[23] mu[i,24]<-lam[16]*xi[i,8]+alp[24] mu[i,25]<-xi[i,9]+alp[25] ## Soc3 mu[i,26]<-lam[17]*xi[i,9]+alp[26] mu[i,27]<-lam[18]*xi[i,9]+alp[27] mu[i,28]<-xi[i,10]+alp[28] ## Aca3 mu[i,29]<-lam[19]*xi[i,10]+alp[29] mu[i,30]<-lam[20]*xi[i,10]+alp[30] mu[i,31]<-xi[i,11]+alp[31] ## Work3 mu[i,32]<-lam[21]*xi[i,11]+alp[32] mu[i,33]<-lam[22]*xi[i,11]+alp[3] mu[i,34]<-xi[i,12]+alp[34] ## Ext4 mu[i,35]<-lam[23]*xi[i,12]+alp[35] mu[i,36]<-lam[24]*xi[i,12]+alp[36] mu[i,37]<-xi[i,13]+alp[37] ## Soc4 mu[i,38]<-lam[25]*xi[i,13]+alp[38] mu[i,39]<-lam[26]*xi[i,13]+alp[39] mu[i,40]<-xi[i,14]+alp[40] ## Aca4 mu[i,41]<-lam[27]*xi[i,14]+alp[41] mu[i,42]<-lam[28]*xi[i,14]+alp[42] mu[i,43]<-xi[i,15]+alp[43] ## Work4 mu[i,44]<-lam[29]*xi[i,15]+alp[44] mu[i,45]<-lam[30]*xi[i,15]+alp[45] xi[i,1:45]~dmnorm(u[1:15],phi[1:15,1:15]) } for(j in 1:45){alp[j]~dnorm(0.0, 1.0)} for(j in 1:30){lam[j]~dnorm(0.8,psi[j]} for(j in 1:P){ psi[j]~dgamma(9.0, 4.0) sgm[j]<-1/psi[j] } psd~dgamma(9.0, 4.0) sgd<-1/psd phi[1:3,1:3]~dwish(R[1:3,1:3], 5) phx[1:3,1:3]<-inverse(phi[1:3,1:3]) } ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.