THIS README IS FOR THE INLA_w_MCMC/IwMFUNCTIONS DIRECTORY.

THIS DIRECTORY CONTAINS TWO R SCRIPTS WITH THE FUNCTIONS AND SUB-FUNCTIONS FOR THE UNIVARIATE AND MULTIVARIATE INLA WITHIN MCMC ALGORITHMS, GEARED TOWARD THEIR IMPLEMENTATION ON BALENA.

- lgcp_inla_w_mcmc_functions_final.R: this contains the sub-functions and function for the implementation of the Univariate INLA within MCMC algorithm and is used for the Los Angeles Motor Vehicle Theft model.

- lgcp_inla_w_mcmc_multivar_functions_final.R: this contains the sub-functions and function for the implementation of the Multivariate INLA within MCMC algorithm where a `base' study region can be defined and can allow for the inclusion of additional covariate effects for the approximation of the posterior marginal distribution for the contrast in the covariate effects between the study regions, using an interaction-like formulation.

(The above R codes are the versions that were brought over from Balena HPC after the INLA within MCMC implementations were complete and so they are the final versions that were truly implemented.)