Added backend option for VI sample trace #3557
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| - Sequential Monte Carlo - Approximate Bayesian Computation step method is now available. The implementation is in an experimental stage and will be further improved. | |||
| - Added `Matern12` covariance function for Gaussian processes. This is the Matern kernel with nu=1/2. | |||
| - Progressbar reports number of divergences in real time, when available [#3547](https://github.com/pymc-devs/pymc3/pull/3547). | |||
| - Sampling from variational approximation now allows for alternative trace backends [#3557]. | |||
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| - Sampling from variational approximation now allows for alternative trace backends [#3557]. | |
| - Sampling from variational approximation now allows for alternative trace backends ([issue 3550](https://github.com/pymc-devs/pymc3/issues/3550)) |
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One other thing, issue #3550 also requests something like this to be done on sample prior and posterior predictive. I think we should leave the issue open after we merge this |
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I can do the same for sample_prior_predictive. Shouldn't be too hard. |
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Allows VI samples to be saved to non-ndarray backends, as requested by #3550.