How do I properly format the initial values passed to the parameter start in the function pymc.smc.sample_smc for Sequential Monte Carlo (SMC)? To give a concrete example, let me consider the following code for Bayesian linear regression: import pymc as pm import numpy as np def basic_model(obse…

What is the correct format/shape of the initial values for Sequential Monte Carlo (SMC)?

LongPham April 27, 2024, 6:58pm 7

@ricardoV94 I’ve reported this issue on GitHub, asking for the clarification in the PyMC documentation and updating the unit test.

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