Docs/vi posterior notebook

docs/how_to_guide.rst

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 - :doc:`how_to_guide/12_mcmc_diagnostics_with_arviz`
 - :doc:`how_to_guide/23_using_pyro_with_sbi`
 - :doc:`how_to_guide/19_posterior_parameters`
+- :doc:`how_to_guide/24_variational_inference`
 
 
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docs/how_to_guide/06_choosing_inference_method.ipynb

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-    "**`NPE`** is the only method which estimates the posterior directly. This means that it will not require further sampling steps (such as MCMC) _after_ training. This makes NPE the fastest to `.sample()` from the posterior estimate after training. In addition, it can use an embedding network to learn summary statistics (just like NRE, but unlike NLE), see the tutorial [here]().\n",
+    "**`NPE`** is the only method which estimates the posterior directly. This means that it will not require further sampling steps (such as MCMC) _after_ training. This makes NPE the fastest to `.sample()` from the posterior estimate after training. In addition, it can use an embedding network to learn summary statistics (just like NRE, but unlike NLE), see the tutorial [here](../tutorials/00_getting_started.ipynb).\n",
     "\n",
-    "**`NLE`** learns the likelihood. This allows NLE to emulate the simulator after training. To sample from the posterior, NLE is combined with MCMC or variational inference (see [here]()), which makes it slower to `.sample()`. An advantage of NLE is that, if you have multiple iid observations, then it can be much more simulation efficient than NPE (see tutorial [here]()).\n",
+    "**`NLE`** learns the likelihood. This allows NLE to emulate the simulator after training. To sample from the posterior, NLE is combined with MCMC or [variational inference](24_variational_inference.ipynb), which makes it slower to `.sample()`. An advantage of NLE is that, if you have multiple iid observations, then it can be much more simulation efficient than NPE.\n",
     "\n",
-    "**`NRE`** learns the likelihood-to-evidence ratio. It trains only a classifier (unlike NPE and NLE, which train a generative model), which makes it fastest to train. Like NLE, NRE has to be combined MCMC or variational inference to run `.sample()`. Like NPE, NRE can use an embedding network to learn summary statistics."
+    "**`NRE`** learns the likelihood-to-evidence ratio. It trains only a classifier (unlike NPE and NLE, which train a generative model), which makes it fastest to train. Like NLE, NRE has to be combined with MCMC or [variational inference](24_variational_inference.ipynb) to run `.sample()`. Like NPE, NRE can use an embedding network to learn summary statistics."
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docs/how_to_guide/09_sampler_interface.ipynb

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     "For NLE or NRE:\n",
     "- If you have very few parameters (<3), use `RejectionPosterior` or `MCMCPosterior`\n",
     "- If you have a medium number of parameters (3-10), use `MCMCPosterior`\n",
-    "- If you have many parameters (>10) and the `MCMCPosterior` is too slow, use the `VIPosterior`. Optionally combine the `VIPosterior` with an `ImportanceSamplingPosterior` to improve its accuracy.\n",
+    "- If you have many parameters (>10) and the `MCMCPosterior` is too slow, use the `VIPosterior` (see the [VI guide](24_variational_inference.ipynb)). Optionally combine the `VIPosterior` with an `ImportanceSamplingPosterior` to improve its accuracy.\n",
     "\n",
     "## Overview\n",
     "\n",
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