To generate data from the posterior distributions (e.g., to run a posterior predictive check), I learnt that we should sample the combinations of parameters’ value from the trace, and then draw random data from the distribution described by such parameters. It is tempting, but wrong, to sample the p…

Posterior predictive distribution

Jack_Caster April 30, 2018, 7:17pm 3

Thank you for your input! But I am not sure I fully understand the followinf part of your answer:

Would you be so kind to elaborate?

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