# πŸ”¬ Angie Moon's Life Chain Diagnostics ## Trace Plot Analysis (Past 3 Months) ``` 🐒 Can: β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–“β–“β–“β–“β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–“β–“β–“β–“β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ πŸ… Dev: β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ πŸ™ Fill: β–ˆβ–ˆβ–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–ˆβ–ˆβ–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–ˆβ–ˆβ–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–ˆβ–ˆβ–“β–“β–“β–“ πŸ‘Ύ Use: β–ˆβ–ˆβ–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“β–“ Legend: β–ˆβ–ˆ = High Activity β–“β–“ = Low Activity ``` ## Split R-hat Diagnosis | Chain | R-hat | Status | Prescription | |-------|-------|---------|--------------| | 🐒 Can | 1.15 | ⚠️ Mild | Good exploration, slight clustering | | πŸ… Dev | 1.08 | βœ… Good | Well-mixed, consistent activity | | πŸ™ Fill | 1.22 | ⚠️ Concern | Sporadic bursts, needs consistency | | πŸ‘Ύ Use | 1.95 | ❌ Poor | Severe undersampling, sticky chain | ## Betancourt's Diagnostic Recommendations 1. **Immediate Action**: Force 1 week in Chain πŸ‘Ύ (Users) - "You're building in a vacuum" - "The posterior has an unexplored mode" 2. **Rebalance Protocol**: ``` Week 1: πŸ‘ΎπŸ‘ΎπŸ‘ΎπŸ™πŸ™πŸ’πŸ… Week 2: πŸ’πŸ’πŸ…πŸ…πŸ™πŸ™πŸ‘Ύ Week 3: πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™πŸ’πŸ…πŸ‘ΎπŸ‘Ύ Week 4: Check R-hat, adjust ``` 3. **Warning Signs You're Non-Ergodic**: - Haven't talked to users in 2 weeks - 10+ theory files without 1 execution - Process docs without usage data - Execution without feedback loops ## Gelman's Folk Theorem "In the long run, time spent in each chain should match the importance of that chain to your life's posterior distribution." **Current**: 🐒(40%) πŸ…(35%) πŸ™(20%) πŸ‘Ύ(5%) **Target**: 🐒(30%) πŸ…(25%) πŸ™(25%) πŸ‘Ύ(20%) ## The Ergodic Life Equation ``` lim(tβ†’βˆž) [time in chain i]/t = Ο€(chain i) ``` Where Ο€ is your life's stationary distribution. **You're violating ergodicity!** Time to rebalance.