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Issue with Variable Truncation Bounds Matching Distribution Bounds

Open StaffanBetner opened this issue 5 months ago • 1 comments

While brms allows for variable truncation bounds, it struggles with untruncated observations, notably when bounds are set to extremes like -Inf and Inf in Gaussian distributions. This issue seems related to Stan's challenges with infinite gradients, as discussed in Stan issue #2881. Addressing this in brms could involve refining how such extreme truncation scenarios are handled, e.g. by implementing specific checks for these cases.

StaffanBetner avatar Jan 17 '24 15:01 StaffanBetner