wald_friedman#

  • Series: lecture-python.myst

  • File: lectures/wald_friedman.md

  • Audit date: 2026-05-28

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

  • Overall score: 8.9 / 10

  • Priority: NONE

Score breakdown#

Category

Score

One-line note

Writing

9/10

One section heading uses Title Case.

Math

9.5/10

Normal distribution as \mathcal{N} rather than N.

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 5 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#

None found.

Medium severity#

  • [qe-code-002] — Spelled-out Greek (alpha/beta/etc.) used predominantly in code; mixed with unicode forms (word=17, uni=16).

  • [qe-fig-003]ax.set_title() used 2 times outside exercise blocks. Examples: line 655, line 889.

Low severity#

  • [qe-math-011 (proposed)] — Normal distribution as \mathcal{N} rather than N. Example: line 1206.

  • [qe-writing-006] — One section heading uses Title Case. Example: line 81 Source of the Problem.

  • [qe-fig-001]figsize= set in 5 places — usually unnecessary.

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

  • [qe-fig-006] — One capitalised axis label (line 780).

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

  • [qe-link-001] — 1 full URL(s) to same series. Examples: line 348.

Strengths#

  • Uses “IID” or no IID terminology.

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

  • No bold vectors/matrices.

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

  • Solutions use :class: dropdown consistently.