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Course: Introduction to Bayesian Analysis using WinBUGS Imperial College London, 19 - 20 September 2006 Instructors: Prof Nicky Best and Dr David Spiegelhalter This introductory course is aimed at statisticians, data analysts and quantitative researchers who are interested in finding out what Bayesian methods are all about, and how to apply them to analyse their data using the WinBUGS software. There is a large practical component to this course with time for hands-on data analysis using examples drawn mainly from the social and health sciences. Special heavily discounted rates are available to UK and EU academics to attend this course, thanks to sponsorship from the UK Economic and Social Research Council's National Centre for Research Methods. For more details, see www.bias-project.org.uk/news/intro_bayesian_course.htm Course: Bayesian Hierarchical Models Imperial College London, 21 - 22 September 2006 Instructors: Prof Sylvia Richardson, Prof Nicky Best and Dr John Molitor This intermediate level course is designed to be of interest to researchers in statistics and biostatistics or those interested in quantitative applications in epidemiology, medicine, biological sciences, social sciences and environmental science, plus individuals with a general interest in understanding and applying advanced quantitative Bayesian methods. There is a large practical component to this course with time for hands-on data analysis. For more details, see www.bias-project.org.uk/news/bhm_course.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is for discussion of modelling issues and the BUGS software. For help with crashes and error messages, first mail [log in to unmask] To mail the BUGS list, mail to [log in to unmask] Before mailing, please check the archive at www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/bugs.html Please do not mail attachments to the list. To leave the BUGS list, send LEAVE BUGS to [log in to unmask] If this fails, mail [log in to unmask], NOT the whole list