section in User's Guide on moving transformed parameters to local variables
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Start by locating the efficiency chapter in the User's Guide and read the linked blog discussion for context. Add a short section explaining when to move transformed parameters to local variables, including that needed values and generated quantities can be recovered later; done means the guidance is present in the appropriate chapter.
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Respondent "Somebody" on @andrewgelman's blog suggested adding a section to the efficiency chapter of the User's Guide to talk about moving transformed parameters to local variables. Here's the request:
https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/05/04/expanding-the-stan-users-guide/#comment-2414300
This can be a very short section. We also want to emphasize that many things can be recovered later, including any necessary generated quantities.
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