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HMC, RWMH sampling methods tutorial

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Description

We might want to add a comparison oriented tutorial for various sampling algorithms at some point. Two previous tutorials that I find relevant are

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked hamiltonian_monte_carlo.py and basic_usage.ipynb examples to understand the proposed HMC and RWMH comparison. Done means a comparison-oriented tutorial covering these sampling methods has been added to the Turing documentation.

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Tech stack
julia, python
Domain
documentation, machine-learning
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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