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• For a Bambi constrained(...) response, log_likelihood read the bound columns as observations (shape ValueError unless y was passed) and built the truncated distribution from the first draw's values, so with y passed every draw returned the first draw's log-likelihood.
• Read the response column when the response is constrained, and build the truncated distribution from the symbolic inputs, as the unconstrained branch does (the change CodeRabbit suggested on fix(utils): index log-likelihood draws by position, not coordinate value #1448 fixes the second point only).
• Test: a constrained Gaussian with two chains and three draws, lower, upper or both bounds, the model's response, an explicit y and new data, checked against scipy.stats.truncnorm. It fails on main.
• Independent of fix(utils): index log-likelihood draws by position, not coordinate value #1448 (draw indexing): the code merges cleanly in either order. Several open PRs also add a changelog entry at the end of 0.5.1; whichever merges later renumbers.

Closes #1452

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• Bug Fixes
  • Corrected log_likelihood calculations for Bambi models with constrained responses. Results now account for each parameter draw and support lower bounds, upper bounds, or both.
  • Constrained response values are handled consistently when supplied by the model, passed explicitly, or provided with new data.
  • HSSM models are unaffected.

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The change updates log_likelihood for Bambi constrained responses. When y is not supplied, it selects response values rather than bound columns. It builds the truncated distribution from symbolic parameter inputs. Tests compare draw-specific results with SciPy.

Changes: Constrained response likelihood

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Constrained response likelihood handling src/hssm/utils.py, tests/unit/test_utils.py, docs/changelog.md	The likelihood path selects the response column for constrained data when y is not supplied. The truncated distribution uses symbolic inputs, so evaluation uses draw-specific parameters. Tests cover lower-only, upper-only, and two-sided bounds with model-provided responses, explicit y, and new data. The changelog notes that HSSM models do not use this constrained-response branch.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Suggested reviewers: alexanderfengler, cpaniaguam

Merge Risk: Low · up to c145e

The change makes log_likelihood evaluate constrained responses per draw using the response column. A single-observation constrained model still fails unless y is passed explicitly. This narrow edge case is easy to fix, and the risk is low.

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Title check		The title names the main change: log_likelihood now evaluates Bambi constrained responses correctly. The changeset reads the response column for constrained responses, keeps the first column when y is…
Linked Issues check		Issue #1452 has two coding requirements in hssm.utils.log_likelihood for Bambi constrained responses. (1) Read the response column, not the bound columns. At the reviewed head, src/hssm/utils.py sets…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes described in the PR summary are connected to #1452. The source changes in src/hssm/utils.py (response column selection and symbolic Truncated construction) implement the two defects. The t…

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The title names the main change: log_likelihood now evaluates Bambi constrained responses correctly. The changeset reads the response column for constrained responses, keeps the first column when y is not supplied, and builds the truncated distribution from symbolic inputs so each draw gets its own result. The title fits the fix and the affected function. It is concise, uses the conventional fix(scope) prefix, and contains no file lists or vague terms.

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Issue #1452 has two coding requirements in hssm.utils.log_likelihood for Bambi constrained responses.

(1) Read the response column, not the bound columns. At the reviewed head, src/hssm/utils.py sets y_values = y_values[..., 0] when response_term.is_constrained and no family-supplied y is present. This applies to both the default data path and the new-data path. This meets the shape requirement from the issue.

(2) Build the truncated distribution from symbolic inputs. At head, the constrained branch calls pm.Truncated.dist(response_dist.dist(**pt_dict), lower=lower, upper=upper) and compiles over pt_dict, matching the unconstrained branch. This removes the first-draw constants that caused every draw to return the same log-likelihood when y is passed.

The issue states no separate test requirement. The PR summary reports a parameterized test in tests/unit/test_utils.py that compares against scipy.stats.truncnorm. I could not read that file's diff, so the test's content is confirmed only by the PR summary, not by source inspection. The verdict rests on the implementation evidence at head.

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The changes described in the PR summary are connected to #1452. The source changes in src/hssm/utils.py (response column selection and symbolic Truncated construction) implement the two defects. The test in tests/unit/test_utils.py supports those fixes. The changelog entry in docs/changelog.md documents the fix. None of these touch unrelated behavior. The ordered-diff tool returned no text for the whole-PR diff, so this verdict relies on the head file content and the PR summary. Scope uncertainty is limited to the absence of a readable base-to-head diff.

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- Line 261: Keep the selected response one-dimensional in the
constrained-response path around response_term.is_constrained, so a single
observation does not become a scalar before output allocation. Add a regression
case for a constrained response with one observation and verify it works without
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