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STAT-6474: Adv Topics Bayesian Statistics

Description: Advanced concepts and methods in Bayesian analysis, including specifying priors, large sample theory, adaptive rejection sampling, adaptive rejection metropolis Hastings sampling, reverse jump Markov Chain Monte Carlo, model selection, nonparametric and semiparametric Bayesian methods using nonparametric priors, and Bayesian survival models.

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Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: STAT-5114 and STAT-5514 and STAT-5444

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 3

Average GPA: 3.90 (rounds to A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 95.67%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Hongxiao Zhu202497.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.4%0.0%3.903

Grade Distribution Over Time

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