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Implementing R2D2 prior in a mutlivariate betabinomial regression Modeling brms	8	88	October 18, 2025
New VSCode plugin for Stan Announcements	21	1290	October 17, 2025
Specifying Shared Thresholds in Multivariate Ordinal Models Modeling brms	0	13	October 17, 2025
Bayesian Bootstrap implementation for brms Developers techniques , brms	7	140	October 17, 2025
Estimated non-decision times larger than reaction times with wiener function in RStan Modeling rstan , fitting-issues	0	9	October 17, 2025
'priorsense' package plotting issue General	9	165	October 17, 2025
Dirichlet prior on ordinal regression cutpoints in brms brms	24	3573	October 17, 2025
How to obtain the variable importance in bayesian hierarchical model Modeling	2	83	October 17, 2025
Trouble building an rstan-dependent package on r-universe Developers compiler	1	26	October 16, 2025
Seeking feedback on the Stan formatter Interfaces stanc , stanc3	0	56	October 16, 2025
Linear and nonlinear model specifications give different results brms specification , brms	2	74	October 16, 2025
Conflicting inference from k-fold and loo-cv comparison Modeling	11	238	October 15, 2025
CmdStanR models crash instantly on Windows (serial or parallel) CmdStan rstan , gpu , brms	5	44	October 15, 2025
Feedback on bounds (included pairs plot) Modeling	5	64	October 14, 2025
How to make sure multiplier is above zero Modeling specification	2	87	October 14, 2025
Conceptual question: Parameter values Modeling	2	67	October 11, 2025
Log-normal parameter: can I use the mean in stan object? Modeling rstan	8	130	October 10, 2025
Now available: a Stan Language Server Publicity	8	299	October 9, 2025
Need Stan coder for time series modeling (Consulting opportunity $55/hour) Jobs	0	158	October 9, 2025
Drop draws below a threshold rather than setting a lower bound on a prior for nu Modeling fitting-issues , specification	4	95	October 9, 2025
Extracting predictions for each outcome in multivariate ordinal model General brms	1	38	October 8, 2025
CmdStan & Stan 2.37 release candidate General	20	1324	October 7, 2025
Copula regression example (gaussian & poisson) Modeling rstan , fitting-issues , specification	19	1335	October 7, 2025
R2D2 prior and Gaussian Processes Modeling brms	72	1625	October 7, 2025
Syntax and Semantics for Predicting Ordinal Variable from Nominal Predictor brms ordinal-response	6	51	October 7, 2025
Modelling data from EEG electrodes Modeling specification , brms	4	119	October 7, 2025
Looking for a doctoral student to develop Bayesian workflow Jobs	0	143	October 7, 2025
Should we automatically close topics after some time? General discourse	8	193	October 6, 2025

StanCon 2026 in Uppsala, Sweden

StanCon 2026 in Uppsala, Sweden We are thrilled to announce that StanCon 2026 will take place in Uppsala, Sweden, from August 17th to August 21st, 2026. The conference brings together researchers and practitioners passi…

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