Open-source Bayesian statistical modelling tool for hierarchical models, MCMC and complex statistical models.
Stan is an open-source Bayesian statistical modelling platform supporting MCMC, variational inference and complex probabilistic models. RStan is the R interface to Stan, suited to building hierarchical, nonlinear and uncertainty analysis models in research data analysis.
Use cases: Bayesian statistics, hierarchical models, MCMC, complex regression, ecological/agricultural/medical statistical modelling
Recommended combination: Stan / RStan + R + tidybayes / bayesplot
