Bayesian Data Analysis
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Andrew Gelman |
| DATES: |
Wednesday, February 22th 9am - 1 pm and 2pm-5pm;
continuing on Thursday, February 23rd 9pm – 1 pm
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| TIME: |
9:00 am -11:30 am and 2:00 pm -4:30 pm |
| LOCATION: |
International Affairs Building, 8th Floor, Room 801, Columbia University, New York City
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SPECIAL NOTE: ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO BRING A LAPTOP TO THE SESSION. MORE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR SET-UP ARE FORTHCOMING.
Topic:
Bayesian methods as generalization of classical least squares and generalized linear models. Multilevel modeling and comparison to classical regression. Emphasis on general methods for model construction, expansion, patching, and understanding. Applications in social science and public health. Hands-on computation using the open-source software Bugs and R.
Instructor:
Andrew Gelman is Professor of Statistics and Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and coauthor of the books "Bayesian Data Analysis", "Teaching Statistics: A Bag of Tricks", and the forthcoming "Applied Regression and Multilevel (Hierarchical) Modeling". His research areas include public opinion and voting, public health, and decision analysis, as well as more general methods for statistical modeling, computation, and graphics.
To register:
This short course is open free of charge to faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students at Columbia University as well as faculty and postdoctoral fellows at other sites of the Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars (H&SS) Program. Enrollment is limited; H&SS affiliates will have priority.
To register, please send an email to: chssp@columbia.edu. Please include your mailing address, as readings may be sent to course participants.
Laptops are required for this session. With your registration confirmation you will received more detailed information regarding the session.
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The Health & Society Scholars Program at Columbia University is a postdoctoral program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It is a joint initiative of the Mailman School of Public Health and the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP) at Columbia, and is co-directed by Bruce Link and Peter Bearman. For more information call 212-854-3694 or email chssp@columbia.edu.
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