likelihood_var#

  • Series: lecture-python.myst

  • File: lectures/likelihood_var.md

  • Audit date: 2026-05-28

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

  • Overall score: 8.6 / 10

  • Priority: NONE

Score breakdown#

Category

Score

One-line note

Writing

9/10

One section heading uses Title Case.

Math

8.5/10

Bold used for vectors/matrices.

Code

8.5/10

Spelled-out Greek (alpha/beta/etc.) used predominantly in code; mixed with unicode forms…

JAX

out of scope

not a JAX lecture

Figures

7/10

figsize= set in 2 place(s).

References

N/A

No citations.

Links

10/10

Link style follows conventions.

Admonitions

N/A

No admonitions.

Issues#

Critical#

None found.

High severity#

  • [qe-fig-003] — ax.set_title() / fig.suptitle() used 6 times outside exercise blocks. Examples: line 328, line 397, line 404.

Medium severity#

  • [qe-math-004] — Bold used for vectors/matrices. Example: line 507. Count: 3.

  • [qe-math-011 (proposed)] — Normal distribution as \mathcal{N} rather than N. Examples: lines 66, 72. Count: 2.

  • [qe-code-002] — Spelled-out Greek (alpha/beta/etc.) used predominantly in code; mixed with unicode forms (word=13, uni=2).

Low severity#

  • [qe-writing-006] — One section heading uses Title Case. Example: line 477 Application: Samuelson multiplier-accelerator.

  • [qe-fig-001] — figsize= set in 2 place(s).

  • [qe-fig-005] — Figures lack descriptive name: fields for cross-referencing (12 plot calls, 0 named).

  • [qe-fig-006] — One capitalised axis label (line 426).

Strengths#

  • Uses “IID” or no IID terminology.

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

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