Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce my "Bayesian statistics" course (more info at https://training.vbcf.ac.at/training/rbayes.php ). I will show you how the Bayesian paradigm fits the way we do science: starting from previous information we use observations to update our knowledge. TOPICS: - Diagnostic kits: calculating the probability of being sick if you tested positive, using Bayes' Theorem. - Life and death of a mouse: Estimating the probability parameter of the Binomial distribution. Conjugate priors, updating the posterior. - Towards modelling causality: Introduction to Bayesian Networks. OUT OF SCOPE: As usual, we cannot address specific data analysis problems relevant to your projects. Please note that this is an introductory course to a vast subject, we can cover only the basics of the basics in 4 hours. PREREQUISITES: You must be familiar with discrete and continuous distributions. If you attended my "Probability theory" course ( https://training.vbcf.ac.at/training/rprob.php ) then you are well equipped. DATE/TIME: Tuesday the 19th May, from 09:00 - 13:00. LOCATION: IMP seminar room E-016. Remote participation is offered to non-VBC colleagues and moderately sick participants. COST: free of charge. HOW TO REGISTER: 1) Check your calendar. *** If you register but don't attend, you are taking away a place from a colleague! *** 2) Ask your supervisor for permission to attend. 3) Inform your supervisor that you won't be available during the course. (No last-minute forgotten lab meetings etc! :-) ) 4) Open this URL: https://training.vbcf.ac.at/training/schedule.php Click on the [REGISTER] button and fill out the form. Please specify your job type correctly. Thank you, András You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the VBC Science mailing list. To unsubscribe from this list, go to here<https://myaccount.microsoft.com/groups/64dd6714-c5a4-4ec9-a794-e7d168bf2f88> and select "Leave". If you want to re-join at a later time, visit this link<https://myaccount.microsoft.com/groups/search> and search for "VBC List" groups to join.