r more details of the MCMC central limit theorem.</p>
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<h3><span class="header-section-number">16.4.4</span> Thinning samples</h3>
<p>In the typical situation, the autocorrelation, <span class="math inline">\(\rho_t\)</span>, decreases as
the lag, <span class="math inline">\(t\)</span>, increases. When this happens, thinning the samples will
reduce the autocorrelation.</p>
<p>For instance, consider generating one thousand posterior draws in one
of the