mle#

  • Series: lecture-python.myst

  • File: lectures/mle.md

  • Audit date: 2026-05-28

  • Categories audited: writing, math, code, figures, references, links, admonitions (JAX out of scope)

  • Overall score: 8.9 / 10

  • Priority: NONE

Score breakdown#

Category

Score

One-line note

Writing

10/10

No writing issues.

Math

6/10

Vectors/matrices typeset with \mathbf or \boldsymbol (style guide says no bold for vectors).

Code

9.5/10

Mixed Greek conventions in code (word=11, uni=11).

JAX

out of scope

JAX lecture — JAX rules not audited per scope.

Figures

8.5/10

figsize= set in 7 places — usually unnecessary.

References

9/10

Citation style follows conventions.

Links

9/10

1 full URL(s) to same series.

Admonitions

10/10

Exercise/solution structure clean.

Issues#

Critical#

None found.

High severity#

  • [qe-math-004] — Vectors/matrices typeset with \mathbf or \boldsymbol (style guide says no bold for vectors). Examples: line 187, line 194. Count: 106 occurrences across 57 lines.

Medium severity#

None found.

Low severity#

  • [qe-code-002] — Mixed Greek conventions in code (word=11, uni=11).

  • [qe-fig-001] — figsize= set in 7 places — usually unnecessary.

  • [qe-fig-005] — Figures lack descriptive name: fields for cross-referencing (4 plot calls, 0 named).

  • [qe-fig-008] — lw=2 parameter missing from 4 .plot() calls.

  • [qe-link-001] — 1 full URL(s) to same series. Examples: line 152.

Strengths#

  • Headings use sentence case consistently.

  • 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.

  • Solutions use :class: dropdown consistently.

  • No ax.set_title() in main figures.

  • Axis labels lowercase.

  • No embedded matplotlib titles in main figures.