class_docstr: Inherits time series methods from TSM class.
  
  **** GENERALIZED AUTOREGRESSIVE SCORE (GAS) REGRESSION MODELS ****
  
  Parameters
  ----------
  
  formula : string
      patsy string describing the regression
  
  data : pd.DataFrame or np.array
      Field to specify the data that will be used
  
  family : GAS family object
      Which distribution to use, e.g. GASNormal()
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docstr: Creates model latent variables
  
  Returns
  ----------
  None (changes model attributes)
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code: def _create_latent_variables(self):
      """Creates model latent variables
  
      Returns
      ----------
      None (changes model attributes)
      """
  
      for parm in range(self.z_no):
          self.latent_variables.add_z(
              "Scale " + self.X_names[parm],
              fam.Flat(transform="exp"),
              fam.Normal(0, 3),
          )
          self.latent_variables.z_list[parm].start = -5.0
      self.z_no = len(self.latent_variables.z_list)
  
imports: import sys
  import numpy
  import pandas
  import scipy.stats
  import scipy.special
  from patsy import dmatrices, dmatrix, demo_data
  from ..None import families
  from ..None import tsm
  from ..None import data_check
  from .gas_core_recursions import gas_reg_recursion
label_desc: Use image node_id 3 for calling the GASReg obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj._create_latent_variables() without return types