Bayesian statistics has taken firm root with the advent of computing power that has made it practical; most spam filters are based on Bayesian methods. But Thomas Bayes, during his lifetime, was known primarily in his community as a "dissenting minister," whose mathematical interests came second.
Statistics.com's Bayesian sequence starts in one month:
(1) Introduction to Bayesian Statistics (Aug 17 - Sep 14)
(2) Introduction to Bayesian Computing (Sep 21 - Oct 19)
(3) Bayesian Regression Modeling via MCMC (Nov 16 - Dec 14)
Dr. William Bolstad, the author of “Introduction to Bayesian Statistics,” teaches the first course, and Dr. Peter Congdon, author of “Bayesian Statistical Modeling,” “Applied Bayesian Modeling,” and “Bayesian Models for Categorical Data,” teaches the next two.
Each course takes place online at Statistics.com in a series of 4 weekly lessons and assignments, and requires about 15 hours per week. Participate at your own convenience; there are no set times when you are required to be online. Participants can ask questions and exchange comments directly with the instructors via a private discussion board throughout the period.
Details:
http://www.statistics.com/bayesian/
http://www.statistics.com/BayesianComputing/
http://www.statistics.com/MCMC/
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