What is the use of Rho and Mu obtained from the advi method?

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#1

I am unable to figure out the use of the parameters ‘rho’ and ‘mu’ obtained from the advi method. Is it possible to predict the actual normal distribution from it?

#2

Yes - “mu” is the mean of the normal approximation while “rho” is passed through a softmax function to get the standard deviation of the normal. It’s converted using this function

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