umber generating functions to be used for
simulation in general, and for Bayesian posterior predictive checking
in particular.</p>
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<h4>Posterior predictive checking</h4>
<p>Posterior predictive checks typically use the parameters of the model
to generate simulated data (at the individual and optionally at the
group level for hierarchical models), which can then be compared
informally using plots and formally by means of test s