Course Schedule
Course Schedule
| Date | Readings | Topic of Class |
| Aug 26 |
Hoff Chapter 1 |
Introduction/History. |
| 26 |
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Introduction to Bayesian Statistics
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| Aug 30 |
When did Bayesian inference become Bayesian: Fienberg |
What is probability?; Confidence Intervals and their correct interpretation. |
| 30 |
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HW 0 Out (Due Friday Sept. 6) LaTeX
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| Sept 4 |
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Beta-Binomial Simulation
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| Sept. 6 |
Chapter 3 Hoff |
Transformations HW 1 Out (Due Sept. 20) HW 1 Supplement .tex
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The Normal Posterior. Flat Priors, Scale Invariance, and Beyond |
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| Sept. 27 |
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Predictive distributions: normal and poisson cases. |
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HW 2 Out .texDue Monday, Oct. 7 |
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| None |
Coverage verses Confidence |
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| Oct. 2 |
Could Fisher, Jeffreys and Neyman Have Agreed? |
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Begin MCMC (Metropolis-Hastings & Gibbs) |
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HW 3 Out .texDue Wednesday, Oct. 23 (Reminder: Midterm Oct 25) |
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Gelfand and Smith |
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Metropolis Hasting truncated normal proposal notes |
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Code from class example Fix the precision update. |
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The Precision Matrix and Conditional Independence |
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Wishart Distributions, Covariance Estimation, Random Effect Models. |
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HW 4 Out .tex Rat Data Due Dec. 2 |
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P-Values: interval testing and incoherence p-val paper |
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BASP Statement on P-Values |
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ASA Statement on P-Values |
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HW 5 Out LATEXDue December 19 by 5pm (Reminder: Final Exam Dec. 13 @ 7:45-9:45am) |
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| Xtra Credit |
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Behrens Fisher Example CodeBehrens Fisher Extra Credit Assinment (Due at Final Exam) |
| Nov. 17 |
Homework 5 |
HW 5 Out-- Due @ Final Exam (Dec. 13 by Midnight). .tex |
| Nov. 17 |
HW5 Regression Data |
Model1_5444 Model2_5444 Model3_5444 |
| Nov. 27 |
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The Bayesian Lasso Bayes Lasso Paper |
| Dec. 4 |
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Empirical Bayes and Stein Estimation Empirical Bayes Paper |
| Dec. 6 |
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Final Day of Classes |