Bayesian Computational Statistics

A rigorous introduction to the theory of Bayesian Statistical Inference and Data Analysis, including prior and posterior distributions, Bayesian estimation and testing, Bayesian computation theories and methods, and implementation of Bayesian computation methods using popular statistical software.

Required Textbook: Gelman, A., Carlin, J. B., Stern, H. S., Rubin, D. B. (2013) Bayesian Data

Analysis, Third Edition, Chapman & Hall/CRC.

Software Requirements: R or Python, Word processing (such as Word, Pages, LaTeX, etc)