Returns a set of samples of observations based on a given value of the latent variable.

        :param gp: latent variable

def samples(self, gp, Y_metadata=None, **kw):
        """
        Returns a set of samples of observations based on a given value of the latent variable.

        :param gp: latent variable
        """
        orig_shape = gp.shape
        gp = gp.flatten()
        N = Y_metadata['trials']
        Ysim = np.random.binomial(N, self.gp_link.transf(gp))
        return Ysim.reshape(orig_shape)