pymc-devs/pymc — Issue #77: How can I run multiple chains?
Author: cbrunos
Created: 2011-12-24 13:09:57+00:00
State: open

Hi,

I am fairly used to OpenBUGS and JAGS and want to begin using python with pymc for my bayesian estimation needs. I was wondering however how one runs multiple chains? In JAGS you simply add an option n.chains=2 or n.chains=4 but this doesn't seem to be the case with pymc. How should I proceed? I want to plot the traces of the different chains over one another to be able to see if mixing is good.

Sorry if this question was already answered, I used the search function but didn't find anything.

Oh, and merry Christmas!