Clarified that centering affects prior interpretation in models.py

bambinos · Sep 22, 2023 · d40a1d8 · d40a1d8
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diff --git a/bambi/models.py b/bambi/models.py
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ class Model:
     center_predictors : bool
         If ``True`` (default), and if there is an intercept in the common terms, the data is
         centered by subtracting the mean. The centering is undone after sampling to provide
-        the actual intercept in all distributional components that have an intercept.
+        the actual intercept in all distributional components that have an intercept.  Note 
+        that this changes the interpretation of the prior on the intercept because it refers
+        to the intercept of the centered data.
     extra_namespace : dict, optional
         Additional user supplied variables with transformations or data to include in the
         environment where the formula is evaluated. Defaults to `None`.