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About the Course

This is the second of a two-course sequence introducing the fundamentals of Bayesian statistics. It builds on the course Bayesian Statistics: From Concept to Data Analysis, which introduces Bayesian methods through use of simple conjugate models. Real-world data often require more sophisticated models to reach realistic conclusions. This course aims to expand our “Bayesian toolbox” with more general models, and computational techniques to fit them. In particular, we will introduce Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods, which allow sampling from posterior distributions that have no analytical solution. We will use the open-source, freely available software R (some experience is assumed, e.g., completing the previous course in R) and JAGS (no experience required). We will learn how to construct, fit, assess, and compare Bayesian statistical models to answer scientific questions involving continuous, binary, and count data. This course combines lecture videos, computer demonstrations, readings, exercises, and discussion boards to create an active learning experience. The lectures provide some of the basic mathematical development, explanations of the statistical modeling process, and a few basic modeling techniques commonly used by statisticians. Computer demonstrations provide concrete, practical walkthroughs. Completion of this course will give you access to a wide range of Bayesian analytical tools, customizable to your data....

Top reviews

JH
Oct 31, 2017

This course is excellent! The material is very very interesting, the videos are of high quality and the quizzes and project really helps you getting it together. I really enjoyed it!!!

KD
Jan 8, 2020

Excellent teacher and very well taught. Right amount of theory and programming combination. Made the subject easy to learn. Enjoyed it very much. Thank you very much.

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By Chen N

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Apr 8, 2019

Amazing, super cool!

By Luis A

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Jun 6, 2019

Excellent course.

By Thais P

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Jul 1, 2017

Very good curse!!

By Neha K

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Sep 14, 2020

excellent course

By sameen n

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Apr 30, 2020

Amazing course.

By Harshit G

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May 9, 2019

Great course.

By Michael B R

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Dec 29, 2017

Great course!

By Yiran W

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Jun 11, 2017

Very helpful!

By Aya M L N

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Nov 9, 2020

Thanks a lot

By Dongliang Y

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Sep 30, 2018

Great class.

By Dallam M

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Jun 27, 2017

great course

By SURAJIT C

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Dec 25, 2020

Good Work!

By Nancy L

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Oct 11, 2019

Thank you!

By Owendrila S

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Sep 28, 2020

Very Good

By JOYDIP M

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Aug 9, 2020

helpful

By Md. R Q S

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Sep 23, 2020

great

By MD F K

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Aug 27, 2020

good

By Clément C

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Dec 13, 2019

Awsome course overall. I took one star away for the capstone project's correction system that I think could be improved. If felt this system to be too rigid. Maybe allowing people to give points 1 by 1 intead of just a few options (0, 3 or 5 points) would help. I also feel like too many points are awarded for criterias that are beside the point of the course (5 points for the number of pages, 5 points for knowing how to write an abstract, 3 points for redacting the problem to be answered). This skills however important were not taught in this course and are unfair to evaluate in my opinion.

By Henk v E

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Sep 25, 2017

I thoroughly enjoyed participating in this course, and I do think that I learned a fair number of skills of real conceptual and practical value. Thanks to the instructors' team for their dedicated efforts.

By Eddie G

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Jan 21, 2021

Very comprehensive and challenging course. The explanations/rationale could be done better In the statistical programming parts.

By Daniele M

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Feb 11, 2020

Classes are very good, but people do not put much effort on peer review coments.

By Eric A S

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Jan 12, 2020

This course gives a very good introduction to Bayesian modeling in R using MCMC.

By Dziem N

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Jun 22, 2020

The programming examples are excellent. Thank you...

By Stéphane M

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Feb 25, 2019

Good balance between courses and codes exercises

By SANDRA H M

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Jul 17, 2020

I think this course is hard.

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