Introduction to Bayesian Statistical Modeling

The Data in the Desert Training Workshop series is pleased to announce an upcoming workshop:

Introduction to Bayesian Statistical modeling

This three-day workshop assumes no prior experience with Bayesian statistical modeling, and is intended as both a theoretical and practical introduction. An understanding of Bayesian statistical modeling will be developed by relating it to participants’ existing knowledge of traditional frequentist approaches. To introduce Bayesian principles in familiar contexts we will begin with simple binomial and univariate normal models, then move to simple regression and multiple regression. Along the way, we will cover aspects of modeling including model construction, specifying prior distributions, graphical representations of models, practical aspects of Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) estimation, evaluating hypotheses and data-model fit, model comparisons, and modeling in the presence of missing data.

Dates: January 6-8, 2020 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)

Location: Tempe, Arizona

Instructor: Dr. Roy Levy, Arizona State University  (roy.levy@asu.edu)

REGISTER HERE: https://thesanfordschool.asu.edu/data-desert-training-workshop-2020

Please feel free to contact me (roy.levy@asu.edu) with questions.

Roy Levy

Professor

Measurement and Statistical Analysis

T. Denny Sanford School of Social & Family Dynamics

Arizona State University

PO Box 873701

Tempe, AZ 85287-3701

voice: (480) 727-9808

e-mail: roy.levy@asu.edu

https://sites.google.com/a/asu.edu/roylevy/