.. _method-bayes_calibration-muq-multilevel_mcmc-target_variance:

"""""""""""""""
target_variance
"""""""""""""""


Target variance for the greedy algorithm




**Topics**


bayesian_calibration



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**Specification**

- *Alias:* None

- *Arguments:* REAL

- *Default:* 1.


**Description**


The desired variance of the multi-level estimator to achieve to exit the greedy algorithm.




**Examples**



.. code-block::

    method,
    bayes_calibration muq
    multilevel_mcmc
        initial_chain_samples = 50
        target_variance = 0.5
        subsampling_steps = 12 0
        greedy_resampling_factor = 0.5