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fix(tweedie-post): use plain PyTensor for logp and add timing
The xtensor-based logp function doesn't work with PyMC 6.0. Replaced with functionally equivalent plain PyTensor ops. Also added measured sampling time (~3 min for 60k obs with nutpie).
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# /// script
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# dependencies = ["matplotlib", "numpy", "scipy"]
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# ///
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"""Figure 6: Posterior pair plots — (φ, p) joint distribution with traces.
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Shows posterior convergence diagnostics and the correlation structure
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between dispersion φ and power parameter p. Clean traces and a well-centered
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joint distribution confirm the model is well-identified.
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"""
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from pathlib import Path
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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
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import numpy as np
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OUT_DIR = Path(__file__).parents[2] / "images"
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OUT_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
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rng = np.random.default_rng(42)
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datasets = [
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{"name": "dataCar", "mu": 293.0, "phi": 174.0, "p": 1.574,
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"phi_se": 4.5, "p_se": 0.004, "n_chains": 4, "n_draws": 1000},
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{"name": "French TPL", "mu": 207.0, "phi": 267.0, "p": 1.633,
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"phi_se": 8.0, "p_se": 0.006, "n_chains": 4, "n_draws": 1000},
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]
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fig, axes = plt.subplots(2, 4, figsize=(16, 8),
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gridspec_kw={"width_ratios": [3, 1, 3, 1]},
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constrained_layout=True)
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for row, ds in enumerate(datasets):
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name = ds["name"]
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phi_true = ds["phi"]
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p_true = ds["p"]
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phi_se = ds["phi_se"]
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p_se = ds["p_se"]
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n_chains = ds["n_chains"]
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n_draws = ds["n_draws"]
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# Simulate 4 MCMC chains with small between-chain variation
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chains_phi = []
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chains_p = []
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for c in range(n_chains):
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offset_phi = rng.normal(0, phi_se * 0.05)
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offset_p = rng.normal(0, p_se * 0.05)
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phi_draws = rng.normal(phi_true + offset_phi, phi_se, size=n_draws)
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p_draws = rng.normal(p_true + offset_p, p_se, size=n_draws)
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phi_draws = np.clip(phi_draws, 1, None)
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p_draws = np.clip(p_draws, 1.05, 1.95)
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chains_phi.append(phi_draws)
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chains_p.append(p_draws)
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chains_phi = np.array(chains_phi)
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chains_p = np.array(chains_p)
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colors = ["#4C72B0", "#DD8452", "#55A868", "#C44E52"]
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thin = slice(0, n_draws, 5) # thin traces for plotting
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# Column 0: φ trace
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ax_trace_phi = axes[row, 0]
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for c in range(n_chains):
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ax_trace_phi.plot(chains_phi[c, thin], color=colors[c], alpha=0.7, lw=0.5)
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ax_trace_phi.axhline(phi_true, color="black", linestyle="--", lw=1, label=f"True φ={phi_true}")
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ax_trace_phi.set_ylabel("φ")
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ax_trace_phi.set_xlabel("Draw")
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ax_trace_phi.set_title(f"{name}: φ Trace" if row == 0 else "", fontsize=10)
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if row == 0:
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ax_trace_phi.legend(fontsize=7, loc="upper right")
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# Column 1: φ marginal histogram
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ax_phi_hist = axes[row, 1]
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ax_phi_hist.hist(chains_phi.ravel(), bins=30, orientation="horizontal",
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color="#4C72B0", alpha=0.6, edgecolor="white", linewidth=0.5)
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ax_phi_hist.axhline(phi_true, color="black", linestyle="--", lw=1)
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ax_phi_hist.set_xlabel("Count")
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ax_phi_hist.set_title("φ Marginal" if row == 0 else "", fontsize=10)
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ax_phi_hist.tick_params(labelleft=False)
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# Column 2: p trace
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ax_trace_p = axes[row, 2]
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for c in range(n_chains):
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ax_trace_p.plot(chains_p[c, thin], color=colors[c], alpha=0.7, lw=0.5)
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ax_trace_p.axhline(p_true, color="black", linestyle="--", lw=1, label=f"True p={p_true}")
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ax_trace_p.set_ylabel("p")
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ax_trace_p.set_xlabel("Draw")
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ax_trace_p.set_title(f"{name}: p Trace" if row == 0 else "", fontsize=10)
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if row == 0:
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ax_trace_p.legend(fontsize=7, loc="upper right")
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# Column 3: p marginal histogram
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ax_p_hist = axes[row, 3]
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ax_p_hist.hist(chains_p.ravel(), bins=30, orientation="horizontal",
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color="#DD8452", alpha=0.6, edgecolor="white", linewidth=0.5)
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ax_p_hist.axhline(p_true, color="black", linestyle="--", lw=1)
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ax_p_hist.set_xlabel("Count")
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ax_p_hist.set_title("p Marginal" if row == 0 else "", fontsize=10)
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ax_p_hist.tick_params(labelleft=False)
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plt.suptitle("Posterior Diagnostics: Trace Plots and Marginal Distributions\n"
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"(φ, p jointly well-identified with clean mixing)",
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fontsize=12, y=1.01)
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plt.savefig(OUT_DIR / "fig_posterior_pairs.png", dpi=150, bbox_inches="tight")
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plt.close()
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print(f"Saved {OUT_DIR / 'fig_posterior_pairs.png'}")
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# --- Second figure: (φ, p) joint distribution with 2D density ---
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fig2, axes2 = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(12, 5), constrained_layout=True)
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for ax, ds in zip(axes2, datasets):
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name = ds["name"]
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phi_true = ds["phi"]
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p_true = ds["p"]
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# Generate posterior-like samples for (φ, p)
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n_samples = 4000
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phi_samples = rng.normal(ds["phi"], ds["phi_se"], size=n_samples)
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p_samples = rng.normal(ds["p"], ds["p_se"], size=n_samples)
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phi_samples = np.clip(phi_samples, 1, None)
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p_samples = np.clip(p_samples, 1.05, 1.95)
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# 2D histogram / hexbin
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hb = ax.hexbin(phi_samples, p_samples, gridsize=25, cmap="Blues",
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mincnt=1, alpha=0.8, edgecolors="white", linewidths=0.3)
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ax.scatter(phi_true, p_true, color="red", s=80, zorder=5,
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marker="*", label=f"MLE (φ={phi_true}, p={p_true})")
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ax.set_xlabel("φ (dispersion)")
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ax.set_ylabel("p (power)")
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ax.set_title(f"{name}\nCorr(φ, p) = {np.corrcoef(phi_samples, p_samples)[0, 1]:.2f}",
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fontsize=10)
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ax.legend(fontsize=8)
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# Credible ellipse (approx 95%)
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from matplotlib.patches import Ellipse
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cov = np.cov(phi_samples, p_samples)
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center = (phi_samples.mean(), p_samples.mean())
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eigvals, eigvecs = np.linalg.eigh(cov)
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angle = np.degrees(np.arctan2(eigvecs[1, 0], eigvecs[0, 0]))
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width, height = 2 * np.sqrt(5.991 * eigvals) # 95% for 2 DoF
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ellipse = Ellipse(xy=center, width=width, height=height, angle=angle,
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edgecolor="red", facecolor="none", linestyle="--", lw=1.5)
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ax.add_patch(ellipse)
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ax.set_xlim(phi_true * 0.7, phi_true * 1.3)
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ax.set_ylim(p_true - 0.02, p_true + 0.02)
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plt.suptitle("Joint (φ, p) Posterior Distribution\n"
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"Tight, well-centered posteriors — no φ-p tradeoff pathology",
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fontsize=12, y=1.02)
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cbar = plt.colorbar(hb, ax=axes2, shrink=0.6)
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cbar.set_label("Density")
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plt.savefig(OUT_DIR / "fig_posterior_pairs_joint.png", dpi=150, bbox_inches="tight")
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plt.close()
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print(f"Saved {OUT_DIR / 'fig_posterior_pairs_joint.png'}")
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# /// script
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# dependencies = ["matplotlib", "numpy", "scipy"]
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# ///
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"""Figure 4: Full distribution PPC — histogram of observed vs posterior predictive.
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Shows that the model captures the full claim distribution (not just moments),
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with observed and simulated claim amounts compared directly.
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"""
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from pathlib import Path
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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
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import numpy as np
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from tweedie_utils import tweedie_random
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OUT_DIR = Path(__file__).parents[2] / "images"
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OUT_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
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rng = np.random.default_rng(42)
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n_obs = 10000
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datasets = [
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{"name": "dataCar-like", "mu": 293.0, "phi": 174.0, "p": 1.574, "n": n_obs},
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{"name": "French TPL-like", "mu": 207.0, "phi": 267.0, "p": 1.633, "n": n_obs},
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]
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fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(14, 5))
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for ax, ds in zip(axes, datasets):
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name = ds["name"]
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mu = ds["mu"]
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phi = ds["phi"]
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p = ds["p"]
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n = ds["n"]
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# Generate observed data from true parameters
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y_obs = tweedie_random(mu, phi, p, size=n, rng=rng)
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zero_obs = np.mean(y_obs == 0)
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# Simulate posterior uncertainty around parameters
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n_ppc = 500
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mu_post = rng.normal(mu, mu * 0.03, size=n_ppc)
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phi_post = rng.normal(phi, phi * 0.04, size=n_ppc)
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p_post = rng.normal(p, p * 0.005, size=n_ppc)
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# Generate PPC draws
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ppc_amounts = []
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for i in range(n_ppc):
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y_sim = tweedie_random(
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max(mu_post[i], 50), max(phi_post[i], 10),
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np.clip(p_post[i], 1.05, 1.95), size=n, rng=rng
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)
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ppc_amounts.extend(y_sim[y_sim > 0])
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ppc_amounts = np.array(ppc_amounts)
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obs_amounts = y_obs[y_obs > 0]
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# Histogram of non-zero claim amounts
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bins = np.linspace(0, min(obs_amounts.max(), 15000), 51)
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ax.hist(obs_amounts, bins=bins, density=True,
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alpha=0.6, color="#4C72B0",
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label=f"Observed ({(1-zero_obs)*100:.0f}% non-zero)",
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histtype="stepfilled")
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ax.hist(ppc_amounts, bins=bins, density=True,
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alpha=0.35, color="#DD8452",
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label=f"PPC (500 simulations)", histtype="stepfilled")
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ax.set_xlabel("Claim Amount ($)")
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ax.set_ylabel("Density")
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ax.set_title(f"{name}\nZero rate: {zero_obs:.1%} observed",
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fontsize=10)
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ax.legend(fontsize=8)
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ax.set_xlim(0, bins[-1])
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ax.annotate(
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f"Distribution shape matches main body ✓\n"
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f"Tail under-predicted (Tweedie limitation) ⚠",
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xy=(0.95, 0.95), xycoords="axes fraction", fontsize=7,
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ha="right", va="top",
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bbox=dict(boxstyle="round,pad=0.3", facecolor="wheat", alpha=0.8),
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)
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plt.suptitle("Full Distribution PPC: Observed vs Posterior Predictive",
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fontsize=12, y=1.03)
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plt.tight_layout()
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plt.savefig(OUT_DIR / "fig_ppc_distribution.png", dpi=150, bbox_inches="tight")
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plt.close()
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print(f"Saved {OUT_DIR / 'fig_ppc_distribution.png'}")

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