CMIST Short Course :: Intermediate :: Introduction to Bayesian Analysis using WinBUGS / OpenBUGS
| Dates: | 15 January 2015 - 16 January 2015 |
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| Times: | 10:00 - 16:00 |
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| What is it: | Short course |
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| Organiser: | Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research |
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| How much: | £390, £280 (Price varies on specific criteria. Contact Short Courses Administrator for more information.) |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, General public |
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Outline
Use of Bayesian methods is becoming increasingly widespread within quantitative social and health sciences, particularly for analysing data with complex structure, such as hierarchical or multilevel data. However, very few applied researchers have any formal training in Bayesian methods. This two-day course aims to introduce quantitative researchers to the basic principles of Bayesian inference and simulation-based methods for estimating Bayesian models, and to highlight some of the potential benefits that a Bayesian approach can offer. 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.
Topics covered will include:
- Conjugate Bayesian inference for binary, count and continuous data
- Making inference from posterior distributions
- Choosing prior distributions
- Introduction to Monte Carlo simulation methods, MCMC methods and Gibbs sampling
- Simple Bayesian regression models
- Introduction to Bayesian hierarchical (multi-level) models
- Introduction to using the WinBUGS software
Price: £390, £280 (Price varies on specific criteria. Contact Short Courses Administrator for more information.)
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Humanities Bridgeford Street
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