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function [m,s,p6,p7,error_indicator] = uniform_specification(m,s,p3,p4)
% Specification of the uniform density function parameters
%
% INPUTS
% m: mean
% s: standard deviation
% p3: lower bound
% p4: upper bound
% OUTPUTS
% m: mean
% s: standard deviation
% p6: lower bound
% p7: upper bound
% error_indicator: whether inconsistent prior specification was used
%
% SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
% none
% Copyright (C) 2004-2017 Dynare Team
%
% This file is part of Dynare.
%
% Dynare is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
% it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
% the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
% (at your option) any later version.
%
% Dynare is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
% GNU General Public License for more details.
%
% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
% along with Dynare. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
error_indicator=0;
if ~(isnan(p3) || isnan(p4))
p6 = p3;
p7 = p4;
if ~isnan(m) || ~isnan(s)
error_indicator=1;
end
m = (p3+p4)/2;
s = (p4-p3)/(sqrt(12));
else
p6 = m-s*sqrt(3);
p7 = m+s*sqrt(3);
end
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