ST495B: Practicum in Bayesian Inference
Fall Session, 2005
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Homework assignments

1

Aug 22

M

Introduction to Bayesian inference: Lecture Notes - I from ST 740

no HW

Read chapter 1 and lecture notes - I
NY Times article: Adding Art...Science

2

Aug 29

M

Basic of probability models
MC simulation using R: R-Intro manual

no HW

Read chapters 4 & 5
Download R and run the code: example1.R

3

Sep 5

M

Labor Day (no classes)

no HW

No assignment

4

Sep 12

M

Bayesian inference for discrete random variables

HW1

Read chapters 5 & 6
Do 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 (due Sep 19)

5

Sep 19

M

Review of continuous random variables

HW2

Read chapter 7 (HW1 due TODAY!)
Do 7.3, 7.4 and 7.7 (due Sep 26)

6

Sep 26

M

Bayesian inference for proportion
Compute HDR using R code: hdrbeta.R
R codes for Chap 8

HW3

Read chapter 8 (HW2 due TODAY!)
Do 8.2, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7 and 8.8 (due Oct 3)

7

Oct 3

M

Comparing Bayesian and frequentist inference for proportion
R codes for Chap 9

HW4

Read chapter 9 (HW3 due TODAY!)
Do 9.2, 9.4, 9.5 and 9.6 (due Oct 10)

8

Oct 10

M

Bayesian inference for mean
R codes for Chap 10

HW5

Read chapter 10 (HW4 due TODAY!)
Do 10.2, 10.3, 10.5 and 10.6 (due Oct 17)

9

Oct 17

M

Bayesian inference for mean (contd.)
Read project description (due Nov 7)
A set of R datasets: BSDA

HW6

Read chapter 10 (HW5 due TODAY!)
Do computer exercises 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.8 (due Oct 24)

10

Oct 24

M

Comparing Bayes and frequentist inferences for mean
Compute posterior with non-conjugate prior: post.R

HW7

Read chapter 11 (HW6 due TODAY!)
Do 11.2, 11.3 and 11.4 (due Oct 31)

11

Oct 31

M

Bayesian inference for difference between means and proportions
Compare two normnal means: ctnm.R
Compare two binomial means: ctbp.R

HW8

Read chapter 12 (HW7 due TODAY!)
Do 12.2, 12.4, 12.6, 12.9, 12.11, 12.14 and 12.15 (due Nov 14)

12

Nov 7

M

Discuss project abstracts
Read project description
R codes for Chap 12

no HW

Project abstract due TODAY!
Some selected Case studies (UCLA)
A collection of data sets and some more!

13

Nov 14

M

Bayesian inference for linear regression
R codes for Chap 13

HW9

Read chapter 13 (HW8 due TODAY!)
Do 13.2, 13.3, 13.5 and 13.7 (due Nov 21)

14

Nov 21

M

Report project progress

no NW

Read chapter 14 (HW9 due TODAY!)

15

Nov 21

M

Present data analysis for projects
R code for cholesterol data

no NW

No reading assignments

16

Nov 28

M

Project presentations

no NW

Final project reports due TODAY!

Last updated on: November 7, 2005