Simplify until your fake-data check works, then add complications until you can figure out where the problem is coming from

I received the following email: I am trying to develop a Bayesian model to represent the process through which individual consumers make online product rating decisions. In my model each individual faces total J product options and for each product option (j) each individual (i) needs to make three sequential decisions: - First he decides [...]

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