This might already be out there so if it is sorry for making a duplicate post but is there a preferred way to generate quantities. I’m in the process of building a package that has Stan models in it. I initially put the generated quantities block in the Stan file for each model but then was looking …

Some advantages of using the generated quantities block: It can be really fast It can use directly analogous functions to the model block (often the same ones) to reduce the possibility of mismatch between the model and the generated quantities. When needed, you can use specialized Stan functions …

Generate quantities in Stan or R

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benjamin_hlina August 22, 2025, 8:08pm 6

I also found this related to cmdstanr which gives some other alternatives. Thanks for your quick response and info this is super helpful!

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Generate quantities in Stan or R

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