Welcome - Statistical Rethinking: Applied Bayesian Statistics BIOL 4069   Statistical Rethinking: Applied Bayesian Statistics
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course, which uses Richard McElreath’s popular ‘Statistical Rethinking’ book as a foundation, provides a broad introduction to applied Bayesian models using R or Python. Examples are drawn from Biology and Social Science, in contexts designed to be widely applicable to analysis of observational data across disciplines.
NOTES: Course is aimed at non-stats majors seeking to do applied statistical work, primarily in Biology but including other disciplines; Students majoring in statistics (including Honours, Majors, Combined Honours and Double Majors programs) cannot receive STAT course credit for this course. Students Minoring in Statistics can count this as a 3000 level STAT course credit.
FORMAT: Lecture
PREREQUISITES: STAT 2060.03 OR STAT 2080.03 AND One of: STAT 2450.03, CSCI 2202.03, BIOL 3872.03, MARI 4600.03
CROSS-LISTING: STAT 3069.03
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