Bayesian Statistics

CAS MA 578

Prerequisites: CASMA 575 or consent of instructor. - The principles and methods of Bayesian statistics. Subjective probability, Bayes rule, posterior distributions, predictive distributions. Computationally based inference using Monte Carlo integration, Markov chain simulation. Hierarchical models, mixture models, model checking, and methods for Bayesian model selection.

FALL 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Ghassami COM 213 TR 11:00 am-12:15 pm Students registering for MA578 A1 must register for a DIS section B1

FALL 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
B1 Ghassami CAS 222 W 9:05 am-9:55 am

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