University of California, Santa Cruz
Bayesian Statistics: Techniques and Models
University of California, Santa Cruz

Bayesian Statistics: Techniques and Models

This course is part of Bayesian Statistics Specialization

Matthew Heiner

Instructor: Matthew Heiner

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.8

(483 reviews)

Intermediate level
Some related experience required
Flexible schedule
Approx. 29 hours
Learn at your own pace
94%
Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

  • Efficiently and effectively communicate the results of data analysis.

  • Use statistical modeling results to draw scientific conclusions.

  • Extend basic statistical models to account for correlated observations using hierarchical models.

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Taught in English

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There are 5 modules in this course

Statistical modeling, Bayesian modeling, Monte Carlo estimation

What's included

11 videos4 readings4 assignments1 discussion prompt

Metropolis-Hastings, Gibbs sampling, assessing convergence

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11 videos7 readings4 assignments

Linear regression, ANOVA, logistic regression, multiple factor ANOVA

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11 videos5 readings5 assignments1 discussion prompt

Poisson regression, hierarchical modeling

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10 videos7 readings4 assignments1 discussion prompt

Peer-reviewed data analysis project

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1 video1 reading1 peer review

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Matthew Heiner

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