BIOS 779
Bayesian Statistics
Topics include Bayes' theorem, the likelihood principle, prior distributions, posterior distributions, predictive distributions, Bayesian modeling, informative prior elicitation, model comparisons, Bayesian diagnostic methods, variable subset selection, and model uncertainty. Markov chain Monte Carlo methods for computation are discussed in detail.
Topics
- Bayes' theorem
- the likelihood principle
- prior distributions
- posterior distributions
- predictive distributions
- Bayesian modeling
- informative prior elicitation
- model comparisons
- Bayesian diagnostic methods
- variable subset selection
- and model uncertainty
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027