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Back for round 2 with MCMC. Only this time, I learned from the feedback and sharpened the signal-to-noise.

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For context, a few weeks ago I posted an explainer here that tried to get cute with using storytelling to illustrate the basics of the Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithm using a fictional wildfire investigator rolling an 8-sided die 😅 Feedback was pretty clear that the narrative bits were more noi…

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  1. 2026-08-25 23:42 · r/datascience
    Back for round 2 with MCMC. Only this time, I learned from the feedback and sharpened the signal-to-noise.

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