r a Markov Chain to move
around in <span class="math inline">\(\theta\)</span>-space than in <span class="math inline">\(\beta\)</span>-space.</p></li>
<li><p>The columns of <span class="math inline">\(Q^\ast\)</span> have the same scale whereas the columns
of <span class="math inline">\(x\)</span> generally do not. Thus, a Hamiltonian Monte Carlo algorithm
can move around the parameter space with a smaller number of larger
steps</p></li>
<li><p>Since the covariance matrix for the columns of <span class="ma