Dakota Reference Manual: export_chain_points_file

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export_chain_points_file

Export the MCMC chain to the specified filename

## Specification

Alias: none

Argument(s): STRING

Default: chain export to default filename

Child Keywords:

| Required/Optional | Description of Group | Dakota Keyword | Dakota Keyword Description
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
| Optional (Choose One) | Tabular Format (Group 1) | custom_annotated | Selects custom-annotated tabular file format
annotated | Selects annotated tabular file format
freeform | Selects freeform file format

## Description

The filename to which the final MCMC posterior chain will be exported.

Default Behavior No export to file.

Expected Output

A tabular data file will be produced in the specified format (annotated by default) containing samples from the posterior distribution.

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