better documentation/discussion of sampler config for user-specified mass matrix
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Description
Summary:
update all relevant docs to better explain how to use the save mass matrix when running the sampler.
Description:
see comments from Oct 2019 at end of this thread: https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/saved-mass-matrix
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Current Version:
v2.18.0
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Research direction
Read the linked Discourse thread, especially the comments from October 2019, to identify the sampler and saved mass-matrix guidance that needs clarification. Locate all documentation sections covering sampler configuration and mass-matrix saving, then update the relevant explanations so users can follow the workflow unambiguously; done means the affected docs consistently explain how to use a saved mass matrix.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- tex
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100