\HeaderA{mergeMD}{Combine output from multiple eiMD objects}{mergeMD}
\keyword{utilities}{mergeMD}
\begin{Description}\relax
Allows users to combine output from several chains
output by \code{\LinkA{ei.MD.bayes}{ei.MD.bayes}}
\end{Description}
\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}
mergeMD(list, discard = 0) 
\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
\begin{Arguments}
\begin{ldescription}
\item[\code{list}] A list containing the names of multiple eiMD objects
generated from the same model.
\item[\code{discard}] The number of draws to discard from the beginning of each chain.  
Default is to retain all draws.
\end{ldescription}
\end{Arguments}
\begin{Value}
Returns an \code{eiMD} object of the same format as the input.
\end{Value}
\begin{Author}\relax
Michael Kellermann \textless{}\email{kellerm@post.harvard.edu}\textgreater{}
\end{Author}
\begin{References}\relax
Martyn Plummer, Nicky Best, Kate Cowles, and Karen Vines. 2002.
\emph{Output Analysis and Diagnostics for MCMC (CODA)}. \url{
http://www-fis.iarc.fr/coda/}.

Ori Rosen, Wenxin Jiang, Gary King, and Martin A. Tanner.
2001.  ``Bayesian and Frequentist Inference for Ecological
Inference: The \eqn{R \times C}{} Case.'' \emph{Statistica
Neerlandica} 55: 134-156.
\end{References}
\begin{SeeAlso}\relax
\code{\LinkA{ei.MD.bayes}{ei.MD.bayes}}
\end{SeeAlso}

