Laplace approximation in Bayesian inference

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Hello everybody,
I am working on a Python project in which I have to make Bayesian inference to estimate 4 or more parameters using MCMC.
I also need to evaluate the evidence and I thought to do so through the Laplace approximation in n-dimensions:

$$ E = P(x_0)2\pi^{n/2}|C|^{1/2} $$

Where C is the parameter's covariance matrix and ##P(x_0)## is the maximum value that assumes the posterior.
Getting the covariance matrix is not a problem, but I don't know how get FX0. If they were only 2 parameters I could use matplotlib.hist2d, but being more than 4 parameters...
How could I do?
Some idea?

Thank you!
 
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BRN said:
FX0.
What is this ?
Are you looking for something like this

https://corner.readthedocs.io/en/latest/pages/quickstart.html