Add more in-depth description of Pathfinder to the reference-manual
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Description
The current page is at https://mc-stan.org/docs/reference-manual/pathfinder.html,
source: https://github.com/stan-dev/docs/blob/master/src/reference-manual/pathfinder.qmd
There is not currently a good description of the algorithmic tuning parameters or stages of the algorithm, especially compared to e.g. HMC at https://mc-stan.org/docs/reference-manual/mcmc.html
@bob-carpenter said he could do a pass on this
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Research direction
Edit src/reference-manual/pathfinder.qmd, starting by comparing its current algorithm description with the HMC reference at https://mc-stan.org/docs/reference-manual/mcmc.html. Document Pathfinder's algorithmic tuning parameters and stages in more depth; the issue does not mention a specific test or validation command.
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Assessment
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100