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Welcome to Stats 115 - Introduction to Bayesian Data Analysis.

Basic Bayesian concepts and methods with emphasis on data analysis. Special emphasis on specification of prior distributions. Includes linear, logistic, and Poisson regression. Analyses are performed using Stan with rstan package in R.
Prerequisite: STATS 120C
Recommended STATS 110
Concurrent with STATS 203


Course Goals

By the end of this course you will be able to:

Typical Week Workflow
  • Tuesday 9 am

    Weekly course content and assignments are released on this website under Schedule.

  • Tuesday 4 - 5 pm

    Prof. Dogucu holds office hours.

  • Wednesday 8 - 9 am

    Prof. Dogucu holds office hours.

  • Thursday 4 - 5 pm

    Prof. Dogucu holds office hours.

  • Thursday 6 pm

    Weekly quizzes are due.

  • Friday 6 pm

    Weekly homework is due.

Important Dates

Midterm Exam August 18

Final Exam September 8