Inconsistent symbols in user guide HMM section
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Description
Summary:
Model description uses y for output variables but Stan code uses w.
Description:
https://mc-stan.org/docs/2_27/stan-users-guide/hmms-section.html
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Current Version:
v2.18.0
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Research direction
Open the linked Stan User's Guide HMM section and compare the output-variable symbol in the model description with the symbol used in the Stan code. Make the notation consistent throughout that section, then verify the rendered guide no longer mixes y and w.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- tex
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 70/100