9. Probability distributions

PyMC provides a large suite of built-in probability distributions. For each distribution, it provides:

• A function that evaluates its log-probability or log-density: normal_like().
• A function that draws random variables: rnormal().
• A function that computes the expectation associated with the distribution: normal_expval().
• A Stochastic subclass generated from the distribution: Normal.

This section describes the likelihood functions of these distributions.

9.1. Discrete distributions

9.2. Continuous distributions

9.3. Multivariate discrete distributions

9.4. Multivariate continuous distributions