Open alashworth opened 5 years ago
Comment by maverickg Monday Mar 14, 2016 at 17:25 GMT
I still remember we had this discussion about sample. I thought in most cases, we are referring to multiple chains. So I have to use samples there.
Comment by betanalpha Monday Mar 14, 2016 at 17:43 GMT
I would avoid the phrase "draw" altogether as it has the physical connotation of an exact sample. Instead stick with "transition" or "iteration".
On Mar 14, 2016, at 17:21, Bob Carpenter notifications@github.com wrote:
Summary:
We want to follow Andrew's terminology and not confuse a sample (1 or more draws) with a draw.
Description:
fix in output [may need to go to interfaces for this] fix in argument names (wait for Stan 3) fix in manual Reproducible Steps:
Just run CmdStan.
Current Output:
From CmdStan:
num_samples = 1000 (Default)`
From RStan:
Samples were drawn using NUTS(diag_e) at Mon Mar 14 13:19:38 2016. Expected Output:
CmdStan: num_draws = 1000 RStan: Sample was drawn using NUTS.
Current Version:
v2.9.0
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Comment by ariddell Monday Mar 14, 2016 at 18:18 GMT
I'd support switching from iter
to draws
(or num_draws
if that's what CmdStan is going to use) as the parameter's name in PyStan/RStan 3. It's currently iter
.
Comment by betanalpha Tuesday Mar 15, 2016 at 15:22 GMT
Hmm, actually I might recant slightly as there is a difference between "samples" and "exact samples". This is worth discussing in person (and maybe waiting until after I finish this intro to probability theory and computation draft).
Comment by bob-carpenter Tuesday Mar 15, 2016 at 19:45 GMT
OK, when you and Andrew hash it out, let me know, and we can update the doc accordingly.
Issue by bob-carpenter Monday Mar 14, 2016 at 17:21 GMT Originally opened as https://github.com/stan-dev/stan/issues/1801
Summary:
We want to follow Andrew's terminology and not confuse a sample (1 or more draws) with a draw.
Description:
Reproducible Steps:
Just run CmdStan.
Current Output:
From CmdStan:
From RStan:
Expected Output:
CmdStan:
num_draws = 1000
RStan:Sample was drawn using NUTS.
Current Version:
v2.9.0