The Linuxhotel in Germany offers a three days course in Bayesian data
analysis using WinBUGS and R:
http://www.linuxhotel.de/kurs/bayesian-analysis-using-R-and-WinBUGS/index.ht
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*Dates*: 14/12 to 16/12
*Instructor*: Dr. Pablo E. Verde
*Target audience*
This course is useful for statisticians and other data analyst who are
familiar with classical statistics, who want to get a working knowledge in
Bayesian data analysis. The course presentation is very practical with many
worked examples.
* Lectures are given in English. Discussions can be in German and Spanish*
*Course Aims*
Day 1
* Introduction to different kinds of probabilities
* Introduction to modern Bayesian inference
* Bayesian computations with WinBUGS and R
* Examples with simple models
Day 2
* The role of prior distributions in Bayesian inference
* Examples of Bayesian regression models
* Sensitivity analysis, model criticisms and comparison
* Modeling binary data
* Modeling count data
Day 3
* Introduction to Hierarchical Modeling
* Modeling multiple sources of variability
* Examples in hierarchical modeling
* Own projects
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