Learn Stan with brms, Part I

Stan code can be hard Though I’m an ardent brms user, I’ve been learning more about Stan for another project. One of the ways you can learn more about Stan is by reviewing the Stan code underlying your brms models. But I’m guessing that if you’ve ever tried that, you discovered Paul Bürkner’s Stan code can be challenging to read. The purpose of this post, and the next couple posts to come, is to…