 class="op">&lt;-</span> <span class="va">prior</span></span>
<span>  </span>
<span>  <span class="co"># Initialize the info-updating variable (0 means no treatment)</span></span>
<span>  <span class="va">info_updating</span> <span class="op">&lt;-</span> <span class="st">"0"</span></span>
<span>  </span>
<span>  <span class="co"># Apply the information treatment if the treated flag is TRUE</span></span>
<span>  <span class="kw">if</span> <span class="op">(</span><span class="va">treated</span><span class="