add manual info for nested approximation #1573
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This adds manual info for the nested approximation to the Other Algos chapter and moves Laplace manual info there as well from the AD chapter.
In addition to the actual manual text, this is a call for feedback on the user interface for the nested approximation, which consists of
buildNestedApprox,runNestedApproxand the various methods of theapproxSummaryclass, which allow one to make further refinements to the inference from the nested approximation.@paul-vdb please take a careful look to the manual and make edits as you desire.
@weizhangstats @jmhewitt @perrydv @danielturek we welcome any input, in particular if you have thoughts on the user interface. I put a lot of thought into it and Paul has taken a look at it already, and I think we are pretty happy with it. But now is the time for critical feedback, before we release. I would not be surprised if we've overlooked things or aspects might be confusing to users.
Some things to think about: