stanity

python convenience functions for working with Stan models (via pystan)

Functionality:

stanity.fit

thin wrapper around pystan.stan that caches compiled models

stanity.psisloo

thin wrapper around psisloo (implemented in https://github.com/avehtari/PSIS/blob/master/py/psis.py)

stanity.loo_compare

compare model fit using PSIS-LOO, similar to methods implemented in the R package loo

Installation

Install from pip:

pip install stanity

Or, from a git checkout, run:

pip install .

To run the tests:

nosetests