# Meaning of oo\_recursive\_.PointForecast.density

**URL:** <https://forum.dynare.org/t/meaning-of-oo-recursive-pointforecast-density/11368>\
**Category:** General DSGE Modeling\
**Created:** [10 February 2018 13:00 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/meaning-of-oo-recursive-pointforecast-density/11368 "2018-02-10T13:00:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aldo](https://forum.dynare.org/user_avatar/forum.dynare.org/aldo/32/5490_2.png) [@Aldo](https://forum.dynare.org/u/Aldo)\
**Post date:** [10 February 2018 13:00 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/meaning-of-oo-recursive-pointforecast-density/11368/1 "2018-02-10T13:00:53Z")

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I would like to know what is contained in oo\_recursive\_.PointForecast.density.  
I run estimation with

forecast = 8,  
mh\_replic = 50000,  
two chains by default,

I seing inside PointForecast.density, my name\_var\_obs with size [512, 2, 8].  
Are they draws of the metropolis?

Thanks a lot

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**Author:** ![jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/user_avatar/forum.dynare.org/jpfeifer/32/5044_2.png) [@jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/u/jpfeifer)\
**Post date:** [11 February 2018 12:55 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/meaning-of-oo-recursive-pointforecast-density/11368/2 "2018-02-11T12:55:39Z")

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As documented in the manual:

```auto
Non parametric estimate of the posterior density following the approach
outlined in Skoeld and Roberts (2003). First and second columns are
respectively abscissa and ordinate coordinates.

```

That is, you have 512 points for the support of your density.

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**Author:** ![Aldo](https://forum.dynare.org/user_avatar/forum.dynare.org/aldo/32/5490_2.png) [@Aldo](https://forum.dynare.org/u/Aldo)\
**Post date:** [11 February 2018 13:19 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/meaning-of-oo-recursive-pointforecast-density/11368/3 "2018-02-11T13:19:17Z")

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Thanks a lot dear jpfeifer.

Greetings