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Top 5 Stan friction points when done manually

1

Retyping Stan model code across files

You manually copy and paste Stan model specifications between documents, emails, and version folders instead of having one source of truth.

78% report this
2

Tracking Stan parameter changes manually

You keep separate notes or spreadsheets to document which Stan parameters were adjusted for each analysis run because there is no built-in change log.

52% report this
3

Reconciling Stan output with raw data

You spend hours matching Stan diagnostic results back to the original datasets by hand to verify which inputs produced which outputs.

41% report this
4

Sharing Stan results without context

When you send Stan output files to colleagues, you have to write separate emails explaining the model assumptions and parameter settings because the output itself contains no metadata.

29% report this
5

Comparing Stan model performance across runs

You manually review convergence diagnostics and posterior summaries from different Stan runs to determine which model specification performed better.

25% report this

Data points based on anonymized data from FullSpec mapping sessions

What you can automate in Stan

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Tools commonly connected to Stan

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