SHORT COURSE: Introduction to Bayesian statistics using BUGS
Tues 23rd - Weds 24th October 2018 (2 days)
MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge, UK
Course instructors: Dr Robert Goudie, Dr Anne Presanis, and Dr Chris Jackson (MRC Biostatistics Unit)
This course is intended to provide an introduction to Bayesian analysis and MCMC methods, and a fairly detailed tutorial on the use of OpenBUGS/JAGS/WinBUGS.
* Day 1 - Introduction to the use of Monte Carlo methods, Bayesian methods, Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC), regression models, and implementation in OpenBUGS/WinBUGS or JAGS/OpenBUGS/WinBUGS via R.
* Day 2 - Generalised linear models, predictions, missing data, model criticism, model comparison and assessing sensitivity to prior distributions, introduction to hierarchical models.
The emphasis throughout will be on practical examples: software and code to carry out all the analyses will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops for the practicals.
Course fees include a copy of The BUGS Book (Lunn et al., 2013).
The target audience of the course is statisticians and applied researchers in any subject area. No experience of Bayesian methods or specialist software will be assumed but do we assume familiarity with key statistical concepts - see the webpage for details.
For further information see
https://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/training/short-courses/bayescourse/
Registration now open - for registration see
https://onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/mrc-biostatistics-unit/mrc-biostatistics-unit-short-courses/introduction-to-bayesian-statistics-using-bugs-23-24-october-2018
For further information about the BSU Short Courses please contact
Sharon Dippenaar (BSU Course Administrator)
Telephone: +44 (0) 1223 330366
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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