Spring 2021 Bayesian Data Analysis (STAT-5380-01)

Bayesian statistical methods for analyzing various kinds of data. Topics include basic Bayesian ideas and model formulation (priors, posteriors, likelihoods), single- and multiple-parameter models, hierarchical models, generalized linear models, multivariate models, survival models and an introduction to computation methods. Prerequisites: at least 2 semesters of calculus and one semester of statistics at or beyond the 4000 level.