Short Course on Bayesian Modeling with
Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) Methods
Sponsored by the Chicago Chapter of the American Statistical Association
June 1-2, 2000
The University of Chicago Gleacher Center
Chicago IL USA
This two-day course will provide participants with hands-on experience
in applying Bayesian models using Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC)
simulation. MCMC has received increasing attention in recent years
because it substantially broadens the range of problems that can be
analyzed in the Bayesian framework. MCMC techniques like the Gibbs
Sampler have found their way in to many application areas, including
econometrics, biostatistics, marketing science, management science,
education, environmental statistics, and psychometrics.
The lead instructor for the course will be Peter Lenk, Associate
Professor of Statistics and Management Science, The University of
Michigan Business School.
Example analyses and exercises will be done using GAUSS, a statistical
and mathematical programming environment made available for use in the
workshop by Aptech Systems, Inc. (www.aptech.com).
Short course participants should be comfortable with computer
programming, basic algebra, and simple distributions such as the normal
and binomial distributions. Each participant will be asked to bring a
notebook computer. For questions about computer configuration
requirements, contact the Chapter using one of the methods indicated
below.
Admission: Members of the Chicago Chapter ASA: $450.00
Non Members of the Chicago Chapter: $475.00
Because this course concerns a topic of current high interest, we urge
members to make their reservations early. We regret that we cannot
accept reservations without payment of tuition and we also regret we
cannot accept credit cards. Payment is to be by cash or check only. In
order to reserve a seat, we must receive payment by May 1, 2000. Please
make checks payable to "ASA-Chicago".
Additional information may be found at http://www.chicagoASA.org.
If there are more questions, please e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], call +1 773
702 0517,
or send mail to:
MCMC Short-Course,
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151 N. Kenilworth Suite 4A
Oak Park, IL 60301 USA
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