SamplingError: Initial evaluation of model at starting point failed!

Hi @traderman ! To build on @ckrapu’s answer, are there any specific reasons why you’re specifying test values, starting at MAP and tweaking the step sampler?

The best practice is usually to let PyMC handle that, as it can have a big impact on sampling – which could explain the error you’re currently having.

So in other words: have you try sampling this model with PyMC’s default settings?

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