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ST495B: Practicum in Bayesian Inference
Fall Session, 2005 |
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Lecture coverage
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Homework assignments
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Aug 22 |
M |
Introduction to Bayesian inference: Lecture Notes - I from ST 740 |
no HW |
Read chapter 1 and lecture notes - I |
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2 |
Aug 29 |
M |
Basic of probability models |
no HW |
Read chapters 4 & 5
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3 |
Sep 5 |
M |
Labor Day (no classes) |
no HW |
No assignment |
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4 |
Sep 12 |
M |
Bayesian inference for discrete random variables |
HW1 |
Read chapters 5 & 6 |
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5 |
Sep 19 |
M |
Review of continuous random variables |
HW2 |
Read chapter 7 (HW1 due TODAY!) |
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6 |
Sep 26 |
M |
Bayesian inference for proportion
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HW3 |
Read chapter 8 (HW2 due TODAY!) |
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7 |
Oct 3 |
M |
Comparing Bayesian and frequentist inference for proportion |
HW4 |
Read chapter 9 (HW3 due TODAY!) |
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8 |
Oct 10 |
M |
Bayesian inference for mean |
HW5 |
Read chapter 10 (HW4 due TODAY!) |
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9 |
Oct 17 |
M |
Bayesian inference for mean (contd.) |
HW6 |
Read chapter 10 (HW5 due TODAY!) |
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10 |
Oct 24 |
M |
Comparing Bayes and frequentist inferences for mean |
HW7 |
Read chapter 11 (HW6 due TODAY!) |
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11 |
Oct 31 |
M |
Bayesian inference for difference between means and proportions |
HW8 |
Read chapter 12 (HW7 due TODAY!) |
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12 |
Nov 7 |
M |
Discuss project abstracts |
no HW |
Project abstract due TODAY! |
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13 |
Nov 14 |
M |
Bayesian inference for linear regression |
HW9 |
Read chapter 13 (HW8 due TODAY!) |
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14 |
Nov 21 |
M |
Report project progress |
no NW |
Read chapter 14 (HW9 due TODAY!) |
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15 |
Nov 21 |
M |
Present data analysis for projects |
no NW |
No reading assignments |
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Nov 28 |
M |
Project presentations |
no NW |
Final project reports due TODAY! |
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Last updated on: November 7, 2005