Stan (software)

Stan
Original author(s)Stan Development Team
Initial releaseAugust 30, 2012 (2012-08-30)
Stable release
2.35.0[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 3 June 2024; 5 months ago (3 June 2024)
Repository
Written inC++
Operating systemUnix-like, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
PlatformIntel x86 - 32-bit, x64
TypeStatistical package
LicenseNew BSD License
Websitemc-stan.org

Stan is a probabilistic programming language for statistical inference written in C++.[2] The Stan language is used to specify a (Bayesian) statistical model with an imperative program calculating the log probability density function.[2]

Stan is licensed under the New BSD License. Stan is named in honour of Stanislaw Ulam, pioneer of the Monte Carlo method.[2]

Stan was created by a development team consisting of 34 members[3] that includes Andrew Gelman, Bob Carpenter, Matt Hoffman, and Daniel Lee.

  1. ^ "Release 2.35.0". 3 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Stan Development Team. 2015. Stan Modeling Language User's Guide and Reference Manual, Version 2.9.0
  3. ^ "Development Team". stan-dev.github.io. Retrieved 2018-07-25.