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Activity Number:
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41
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Sunday, August 2, 2009 : 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Education
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| Abstract - #303233 |
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Title:
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Evolution of Teaching Bayesian Statistics to Nonstatisticians: A Case Study
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Author(s):
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Wesley O. Johnson*+ and Jessica M. Utts
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Companies:
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University of California, Irvine and University of California, Irvine
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Address:
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Department of Statistics, Irvine, CA, 92697-1250,
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Abstract:
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We discuss the development of a course in Bayesian statistics that began as an offering to statistics graduate students, evolved into a course for graduate students in other departments, then was modified into an international workshop. The evolution of the course followed shifts in Bayesian statistics in the broader community, as software became available that made it easier to implement Bayesian methods. In addition to the shift from theory to hands-on computation, there was a shift from using noninformative priors as we learned how to elicit realistic priors from subject-matter experts. The course and workshop can serve as an example to others who are targeting a specific, nonstatistics audience.
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