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  1. May 2023
    1. Here, ΣΣ\Sigma is the variance/covariance matrix for all of the observations. This matrix is what is referred to as block diagonal. The 0’s represent covariances for observations from different sites – these are 0, since we assume observations from different sites are independent. The ViViV_i contain the variance/covariances for cluster iii (eq. (18.10)).

      Suggest adding for clarity that the 0 in the definition of Sigma is actually a matrix of 0's

    2. FIGURE 3.8: BLUPs for b0ib0ib_{0i} and b1ib1ib_{1i}, along with their uncertainty, plotted using the plot_model function in the sjPlot package.

      is there a legend for the colors?

    1. There are other options for comparing models fit in a Bayesian framework. Two popular options are LOO (Vehtari & Lampinen, 2002) and WAIC (Watanabe & Opper, 2010), which are available in the loo package (Vehtari et al., 2020). Again, I recommend reading Hooten & Hobbs (2015) to learn more about these metrics; see also Vehtari, Gelman, & Gabry (2017).

      There is another new information criterion: extended BIC

    2. The goodness-of-fit tests suggest there are problems with this model

      Can you reference specifically the information used to conclude this? There is a jump that I didn't catch as a reader

    1. FIGURE 11.4: Posterior distribution for p, the probability of detection a moose from a helicopter in MN surveys.

      Suggestion: This is a good set up to make the classic plot showing the prior, posterior, and likelihood.