STA145
Bayesian Statistical Inference (4)
Class Code: | STA145 |
Division: | Statistics |
Prerequisite: | courses 130A and 130B, or 131A and 131B, or the equivalent. |
Description: | the equivalent. Subjective probability, Bayes Theorem, conjugate priors, non-informative priors, estimation, testing, prediction, empirical Bayes methods, properties of Bayesian procedures, comparisons with classical procedures, approximation techniques, Gibbs sampling, hierarchical Bayesian analysis, applications, computer implemented data analysis. Offered in alternate years. |