Dear All,
Please find below the details for a summer school for Bayesian
statistics in ecology.
Many thanks,
Dr Joseph Chipperfield
Summer School in Bayreuth
2nd -5th of August 2011
An Introduction to
Bayesian
Modeling for Ecologists
Motivation
Statistical
modeling
with Bayesian methods has become
increasingly popular in ecology, but the techniques required for
doing
so are
not part of the standard curriculum in most Universities. Our
aim for
this
course is to give a simple and practical introduction to
Bayesian
modeling for
graduate students and early-stage researchers in ecology.
Organizers:
Björn Reineking, University
of Bayreuth
Florian Hartig, UFZ Leipzig
Jörn Pagel, University
of Potsdam
Joseph Chipperfield, University
of Trier
Content
Content
of
the
course will include:
- Introduction to Bayesian statistics (Priors,
Likelihoods)
- Introduction to sampling methods (e.g. Markov
Chain Monte
Carlo)
- Introduction to hierarchical Bayesian models
- Introduction to the Bugs software for Bayesian
Models
The
course
will consist,
each day, of lectures in the morning, practical exercises in the
afternoon, and
a talk on advanced topics in Bayesian statistics in the late
afternoon.
Course
language will be English unless all participants speak German.
ECTS
credits can
be awarded if necessary from the University of Bayreuth.
Basic
knowledge of R, or competency in another programming language,
will be
advantageous
to profit from the exercises.
Venue and course
fees
The course will take place at the University of Bayreuth.
There is no course fee; however, accommodation and food must be
paid by
the
course participants. We have reserved a basic and very
reasonably
priced option
from 1st -5th of August in an old
farmhouse close
to the
University. The price is 6 Euro per day for camping mats in a
barn, no
meals
included; alternatively there is probably the option to bring a
tent,
too. If
you would like to book accommodation there, please indicate so
in your
application. Of course, you may also organize your own
accommodation in
a hotel.
How to apply
To
apply for the course, please send an email with
your contact details and a brief summary of your research
interests and
motivation for attending this course (max 150 words) by June
25th
to [log in to unmask].
After this date, we will make the initial selection and later
applications will
be considered only if not all places have been filled.
--
Florian Hartig
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Department of Ecological Modelling
Permoserstr. 15 / 04318 Leipzig / Germany
ph.: +49-341-235-1707
fax: +49-341-235-1473
email: [log in to unmask]
url: http://www.ufz.de/index.php?de=10623