title: Are the initial values used for each parameter the same for each chain in rjags? I am using coda.samples for sampling
body: <p>I have several parameters and do not wish to manually specify initial values for n=3 chains. I am wondering whether RJAGS will give different initial values for each chain. The <a href="https://www.uvm.edu/%7Ebbeckage/Teaching/PBIO_294/Manuals/manual.jags.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">manual</a> for JAGS says that the same initial value is used for each chain however when I tried to get some samples without any adaptation the initial values seem to be different. Thanks.</p>