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Replace indexing block model structure with linear algebra?

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Description

We currently let users have block models based on known group identities, using a syntax like:

B[group[i], group[j]]

Better would be to give i and j simplices, W[i] and W[j], which can be binary indicators for known data and parameter vectors if missing. Then we have:

W[i] B T(W[j])

in place of B[group[i], group[j]].

Credit: This was suggested by an anonymous reviewer at Royal Society Open Science.

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No files, tests, or entry points are named. The proposal describes replacing group-indexed block models with simplex-based linear algebra, so the first step would be to locate the current block model implementation and determine the required API and parameterization before defining completion criteria.

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Needs clarification
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