# Think Bayes example cannot sample from observed data

**URL:** <https://discourse.pymc.io/t/think-bayes-example-cannot-sample-from-observed-data/14975>\
**Category:** v5\
**Tags:** bug\
**Created:** [August 27, 2024, 9:49am UTC](https://discourse.pymc.io/t/think-bayes-example-cannot-sample-from-observed-data/14975 "2024-08-27T09:49:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Genesis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.pymc.io/genesis/32/6017_2.png) [@Genesis](https://discourse.pymc.io/u/Genesis)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://discourse.pymc.io/t/think-bayes-example-cannot-sample-from-observed-data/14975/5 "2024-08-29T10:03:04Z")

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I think it’s probably because you are setting a random variable as observations. To my knowledge that’s not supported ([Random variable as observation](https://discourse.pymc.io/t/random-variable-as-observation/8581))

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