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Round summaries according to Monte Carlo standard error

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Description

@avehtari and I discussed the option today to add an option to round summaries in summarise_draws according to the corresponding MCSE, to reflect the actual precision of the estimates. This should not be activated by default and we need to think of a good argument name for it.

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Start by locating the summarise_draws entry point and the existing summary tests or documentation. Define an optional argument for rounding summaries according to the corresponding MCSE, keeping the default behavior unchanged, and document the chosen argument name and expected precision.

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r
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Feature
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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