class="o">=</span> <span class="n">np</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">max</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">param_dict</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="n">param_name</span><span class="p">])</span>

    <span class="c1"># plot the distribution of the parameter</span>
    <span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">histogram</span><span class="p">:</span>
        <span class="n">plt</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">hist</span><span class="p">(</span>
           