MATH 559 Bayesian Theory and Methods

4 credits · Mathematics and Statistics · Faculty of Science · Offered: Fall

Subjective probability, Bayesian statistical inference and decision making, de Finetti’s representation. Bayesian parametric methods, optimal decisions, conjugate models, methods of prior specification and elicitation, approximation methods. Hierarchical models. Computational approaches to inference…

Prerequisite courses: MATH 208, MATH 324, MATH 357, MATH 557

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