7.9.1 Top new questions this week

7.9.1.1 Metropolis-Hastings Algorithm - Significantly slower than Python
7.9.1.2 Manipulate for playing along with "Deal or No Deal?"
7.9.1.3 BoxWhiskerChart - how to show Quartile and other values
7.9.1.4 Strictly Increasing Sequences of Length n in a List
7.9.1.5 Wafer Chucking Model
7.9.1.6 Art on Mathematica: How can I export 4K resolution png images?
7.9.1.7 Skewed grid in plot
7.9.1.1 Metropolis-Hastings Algorithm - Significantly slower than Python

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=241402

I would like to code a Metropolis Hasting algorithm and thought I would get the general scheme of things going with a toy example. 
I think I got it running but my Mathematica code runs significantly ... 
[performance-tuning] [parallelization] [map] [markov-chains] [mapthread]
 
asked by Smerdjakov https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=55615 13 votes
answered by Henrik Schumacher https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=38178 22 votes
7.9.1.2 Manipulate for playing along with "Deal or No Deal?"

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=241234

I started building this  Manipulate  and am certain I can do so on my own, but thought it was fun enough that others might want to try.  (If this is some abuse of the ... 
[manipulate] [charts] [togglerbar]
 
asked by David G. Stork https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=9735 9 votes
7.9.1.3 BoxWhiskerChart - how to show Quartile and other values

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=241231

I have a question in respect of the  BoxWhiskerChart . 
The default functionality of  BoxWhiskerChart  is that you mouse over it and ... 
[graphics] [output-formatting] [labeling] [charts]
 
asked by Jiri https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=77351 9 votes
answered by kglr https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=125 9 votes
7.9.1.4 Strictly Increasing Sequences of Length n in a List

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=241087

I need to determine how many strictly increasing sequences of a certain length (e.g. 5) are contained in a list of integers. I would be very happy if someone could help me. A sequence would be ... 
[list-manipulation]
 
asked by hnh https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=77559 9 votes
answered by kglr https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=125 9 votes
7.9.1.5 Wafer Chucking Model

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=241086

I am trying to calculate the pressure required to flatten a bowed wafer. 
The simple model I am using for the study has a bottom layer (the bowed wafer) pushed against a harder flat surface as shown in ... 
[differential-equations] [finite-element-method] [mesh]
 
asked by martin https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=77626 8 votes
answered by user21 https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=18437 2 votes
7.9.1.6 Art on Mathematica: How can I export 4K resolution png images?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=241503

This question is solely based upon $[1]$ and therefore, the reading of $[1]$ could be interesting. 
How can I export the image created, by the code in the following, with high definition, beautiful, 4K ... 
[plotting] [graphics] [generative-art] [drawing] [design-patterns]
 
asked by M.N.Raia https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=71570 8 votes
answered by thorimur https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=63584 10 votes
7.9.1.7 Skewed grid in plot

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=241405

Is is possible to add a skewed grid in a plot? Consider the following image; 
 
The grey axes are the normal axes ($\mathbf{e}_1$ and $\mathbf{e}_2$), the black axes are transformations $\mathbf{e}'_1=2\... 
[plotting]
 
asked by mf67 https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=55498 8 votes
answered by Daniel Huber https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=46318 8 votes