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length 0 array documentation

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This issue stems from https://github.com/stan-dev/stanc3/issues/1286 where there was some confusion on length 0 arrays. It becomes apparent that there is ambiguity in the type of the array with length 0....

spinkney

https://github.com/stan-dev/docs/blob/e0afdd2d9419633ce27c89b7616352369235fda8/src/stan-users-guide/odes.Rmd#L141 While `real` `t` and `vector` `y` (the state variable) must be coded into the first two parameters of the ode function, the user does not pass these to the...

ssp3nc3r

Minor missing text in user guide's multivariate priors section

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#### Summary: Missing text in multivariate priors section of user guide. #### Description: Typo/omitted text in the [multivariate priors section of the users guide](https://mc-stan.org/docs/stan-users-guide/multivariate-hierarchical-priors.html ). Comes at the end of...

bgall

`num_chains` documentation implies filenames are different in sequential and parallel cases

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#### Summary: The [Multi Chain Sampling](https://mc-stan.org/docs/cmdstan-guide/mcmc-intro.html#multi-chain-sampling) section includes the following sentence > If the model was not compiled with `STAN_THREADS=true`, the above command will run 4 chains sequentially and will...

WardBrian

Update GP chapter in Stan User Guide

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Chapter 10 of the Stan User Guide currently uses either custom code or the deprecated `cov_exp_quad()` where `gp_exp_quad_cov()` should be used. Also, might be worth showing the use of the...

mike-lawrence

#### Summary: The reference manual says that the hyperspherical and stick breaking constructions are the same, but we should qualify that to say that they're only the same in the...

bob-carpenter

script `build.py` - improve handling/reporting build.py

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#### Summary: The `build.py` script doesn't have enough error handling. Improve both error handling in script, and provide more info on troubleshooting in repo README and wikil. #### Description: see...

mitzimorris

cmdstan docs for cmdstan_diagnose describe incorrect version of R-hat

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#### Summary: I believe the documentation for cmdstan_diagnose does not match the actual behavior. #### Description: On the manual page for cmdstan_diagnose (https://mc-stan.org/docs/cmdstan-guide/diagnose.html) the documentation describes using the improved R-hat...

danfosterfire

rewrite HMM section of User's Guide to use new functions

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#### Summary: The section on HMMs in the user's guide should be rewritten to use the new(ish) built-ins #### Description: Replace this user's guide section: https://mc-stan.org/docs/2_29/stan-users-guide/hmms.html With calls to this:...

bob-carpenter

#### Summary: The Stan User's Guide should provide examples of using the vectorized glm functions whenever possible, and the Functions Reference Manual should make it easier to find them -...

mitzimorris