# Initial value of DEMetropolis

**URL:** <https://discourse.pymc.io/t/initial-value-of-demetropolis/12034>\
**Category:** v5\
**Created:** [May 4, 2023, 5:05am UTC](https://discourse.pymc.io/t/initial-value-of-demetropolis/12034 "2023-05-04T05:05:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Haofei\_Qin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.pymc.io/haofei_qin/32/6371_2.png) [@Haofei\_Qin](https://discourse.pymc.io/u/Haofei_Qin)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 5:05am UTC](https://discourse.pymc.io/t/initial-value-of-demetropolis/12034/1 "2023-05-04T05:05:49Z")

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Can I set the initial value by myselfof DEMetropolis sampling ?

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**Author:** ![ricardoV94](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.pymc.io/ricardov94/32/5775_2.png) [@ricardoV94](https://discourse.pymc.io/u/ricardoV94)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 5:54am UTC](https://discourse.pymc.io/t/initial-value-of-demetropolis/12034/2 "2023-05-04T05:54:32Z")

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I think that’s what the argument “initvals” does [pymc.sample — PyMC 5.3.1 documentation](https://www.pymc.io/projects/docs/en/stable/api/generated/pymc.sample.html)