I am planning to offer several 2- or 3-day courses on the information-
theoretic approaches in the life sciences over the next 4 months. The
course material focuses on the practical application of these new methods
and are based on Kullback-Leibler information and Akaike's Information
Criterion (AIC). The material follows my new textbook.
Anderson, D. R. (2008). Model based inference in the life
sciences: a primer on evidence. Springer, New York, NY.
180pp.
A copy of this book is included in the registration fee. The course
stresses science and science philosophy as much as "statistical methods."
The focus in on the quantification and qualification of formal evidence.
Formal methods to allow inference to be based on multiple models
(multimodel inference) are also covered.
These courses can be hosted, organized, and delivered at your university,
agency, institute, or training center. I have given 45-50 such courses
and they have been very well received. The courses are both informative
and fun. More information about the courses is available at
http://aicanderson2.home.comcast.net
If you are interested in hosting a course at your location, please contact
me
David R. Anderson
[email protected]
