2) You want to do statistical modelling, not a black box. You already have a statistical model in mind, you just want to fit parameters.
Stan is probabilistic programming system. You describe the data-producing mechanism (the model of reality), and the level and form of approximations used in the estimation. The compiler generates code for the estimators.
2) You want to do statistical modelling, not a black box. You already have a statistical model in mind, you just want to fit parameters.
Stan is probabilistic programming system. You describe the data-producing mechanism (the model of reality), and the level and form of approximations used in the estimation. The compiler generates code for the estimators.