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Errors in "Introduction to Variational Inference with PyMC" notebook

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Description

Notebook title: Introduction to Variational Inference with PyMC
Notebook url: https://www.pymc.io/projects/examples/en/latest/variational_inference/variational_api_quickstart.html

Issue description

The second chart is the same.

All calls yield the same result.

The manifestation of the problem above, shouldn't be a point distribution.

cc @fonnesbeck @ferrine

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Research direction

Start with the linked “Introduction to Variational Inference with PyMC” notebook and run the cells associated with the repeated charts and point distribution. Inspect the calls that produce identical results and compare their outputs; the issue is done when the charts differ as intended and the affected result is no longer a point distribution.

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Assessment

Tech stack
jupyter-notebook, python
Domain
content, machine-learning
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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