RSS/ESSG workshop on
Bayesian models in environmental applications using WinBUGS
Thursday June 12 and 13, 2003
Imperial College, London, St Mary's campus
Course presenters: Dr Nicky Best and Prof Sylvia Richardson
Registration and accommodation information from the envstat web-page:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/envstat/course_0306.html
Course overview:
Bayesian methods are becoming increasingly popular in a remarkably wide
range of applied data analysis problems. One reason for this is the
flexibility of modelling made possible by the simulation-based methods,
such as Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC), used for Bayesian estimation.
Environmental and spatial/temporal data are particularly well suited to
this approach since MCMC methods allow realistic models to be fitted.
Such models can readily incorporate features such as spatial and/or
temporal structure, different geographical scales of measurement, missing
data, measurement error and so on. This course will introduce participants
to a range of Bayesian models for spatial and temporal data and provide
practical experience of how to fit these using the WinBUGS software.
Course content:
Overview of Bayesian inference and MCMC methods; hierarchical models;
autoregressive models for temporally and spatially correlated data;
Bayesian kriging and spatial prediction; measurement error and missing
data; practical experience of using WinBUGS with examples drawn from
e.g. environmental epidemiology, forest ecology, meteorological prediction
and pollution modelling.
Who should attend:
Statisticians, environmental scientists, data analysts, PhD students and
postgraduate researchers working with environmental or spatial/temporal
data who wish to use a Bayesian approach to analysing their data.
No previous experience of using WinBUGS or Bayesian methods is necessary,
but participants will be expected to be familiar with standard statistical
modelling techniques such as regression and generalised linear models;
a basic understanding of hierarchical (multilevel) models will also be
useful but not essential. Participants are also strongly advised to
attend the half-day meeting prior to the course on Bayesian methods
in environmental statistics organised at the RSS headquarters in London
at 2pm on Wed 11th June 2003 (further details will be sent with
registration details - also on envstat web-page).
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