blackwell_kihlstrom#

  • Series: lecture-python.myst

  • File: lectures/blackwell_kihlstrom.md

  • Audit date: 2026-05-28

  • Categories audited: writing, math, code, figures, references, links, admonitions

  • Overall score: 9.1 / 10

  • Priority: NONE

Score breakdown#

Category

Score

One-line note

Writing

8/10

Section headings use Title Case rather than sentence case.

Math

8/10

Bare E[...], \Pr(...), or \Var(...) used instead of \mathbb{E}, \mathbb{P}, \mathbb{V}.

Code

9.5/10

Mixed Greek conventions in code (word=21, uni=37).

JAX

out of scope

not a JAX lecture

Figures

9.5/10

figsize= set in 8 places — usually unnecessary.

References

9/10

Citation style follows conventions.

Links

10/10

Link style follows conventions.

Admonitions

10/10

Exercise/solution structure clean.

Issues#

Critical#

None found.

High severity#

  • [qe-math-010 (proposed)] — Bare E[...], \Pr(...), or \Var(...) used instead of \mathbb{E}, \mathbb{P}, \mathbb{V}. Examples: lines 100, 378. Count: 13 chunks.

Medium severity#

  • [qe-writing-006] — Section headings use Title Case rather than sentence case. Examples: line 370 Kihlstrom's Bayesian interpretation, line 1173 The Data Processing Inequality and Coarse-Graining. Count: 3.

Low severity#

  • [qe-math-008] — Ones vector typeset with \mathbf{1} rather than \mathbb{1}. Example: line 817.

  • [qe-code-002] — Mixed Greek conventions in code (word=21, uni=37).

  • [qe-fig-001] — figsize= set in 8 places — usually unnecessary.

Strengths#

  • Uses “IID” or no IID terminology.

  • Transpose notation uses \top consistently (no prime/^T).

  • Normal distribution written as plain N.

  • aligned (not align) used in $$ math.

  • No ax.set_title() in main figures.

  • Axis labels lowercase.

  • No embedded matplotlib titles in main figures.

  • Figures use descriptive name: fields for cross-referencing.