can't assign an Array in a Dirichlet prior, but SAS requires a vector for Dirichlet

[csfcgua]

t Hello,

I put a Model in Proc MCMC, and set one of the parameters as Dirichlet prior:

Proc MCMC Data=test ...... ;

   Parms Y X;

   Array X[3] x1 x2 x3;

   Array P[3] p1 p2 p3;

      Model A1 ~ normal( Y + x1, sd=1);

      Model A2 ~ normal( Y + x2, sd=1);

      Model A3 ~ normal( Y + x3, sd=1);

               Prior Y ~ beta(....);

               Prior X ~ Dirichlet(P);

Run;  

SAS kept telling me that "The name X is already defined as a variable and cannot be redeclared as an array by the ARRAY statement"

But if I delete the Array statement, SAS showed ERROR: The DIRICHLET distribution must be applied to an array.

This is very frustrating. Can somebody please tell me how to fix this problem? Thanks.

[Ksharp]

Then use another name

Proc MCMC Data=test ...... ;

   Parms Y X;

   Array XX[3] x1 x2 x3;

   Array P[3] p1 p2 p3;

      Model A1 ~ normal( Y + x1, sd=1);

      Model A2 ~ normal( Y + x2, sd=1);

      Model A3 ~ normal( Y + x3, sd=1);

               Prior Y ~ beta(....);

               Prior X ~ Dirichlet(P);

Run; 

[csfcgua]

Thanks.

But both X and P  in dirichlet must be declared as array.

[charlie26]

I ran into the same problem. Any solution? Thanks in advance!