.. _method-bayes_calibration-muq-dram-starting_step:

"""""""""""""
starting_step
"""""""""""""


Number of steps prior to start of proposal covariance adaptation




**Topics**


bayesian_calibration



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**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* INTEGER

- *Default:* 100


**Description**


How many steps should be taken before beginning to adapt the proposal covariance. Used by the AM or DRAM MCMC algorithms.