The sampling statement name for tilde (~) statements in Stan documentation has been replaced with distribution statement. The background is the tilde (~) statement does not do any sampling (but due to the sampling statement name, some people had wrongly assumed so, which caused confusion) in the literature, tilde (~) is usually read “is distributed … Continue reading From sampling statement to distribution statement
Category: Documentation
Stan needs your help: Writing and fixing documentation
Are you using Stan for your everyday work, study or fun? Have you wondered how you could help or give back to the open source project? Here is one opportunity if you can spare an hour or two. You are most likely aware of the Stan's User Guide, Reference Manual and Functions Reference and how … Continue reading Stan needs your help: Writing and fixing documentation
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