Is it possible to create a bounded distribution with exclusive bounds?

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#1

I would like to define a bounded distribution where the upper and lower bounds are not included in the domain.

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#2

Hi,
I think I remember @rpgoldman asking a similar question one day :thinking:
Am I mistaken Robert?

#3

To do this you have to define an epsilon and then have variables that are bounded between l + ε and u - ε.

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#4

Hi,

can I just clarify the advice given on the OP. When you say define an epsilon, do you just literally just mean something like the following:

epsilon = 1e-6
Bounded_dist = pm.Bound(pm.SomeDist, lower=1+epsilon)

Or am I missing something??

Thanks!

#5

@RichardJM I believe that’s exactly what you’d do!

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