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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Dear Hassan,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thank you for the link! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>For all interested, I recommend registering as soon as possible; last year I applied one week after the registration opened and the course was already booked out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Patrycja<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Mitarbeiter.zoologie <mitarbeiter.zoologie-bounces@lists.uni-halle.de> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Antonella Soro<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 30, 2023 11:34 AM<br><b>To:</b> Hassan Shafiey <h.shafiey@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> mitarbeiter.zoologie@lists.uni-halle.de<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Mitarbeiter.zoologie] Statistical rethinking course<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you Hassan.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>the Statistical Rethinking course of Richard McElreath is a very good one.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>As he says in the description below, his is not not only and not mainly a course on data analysis, but on how to critically and scientifically think about it. I highly recommend it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Antonella<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 29. Nov 2023, at 13:57, Hassan Shafiey <<a href="mailto:h.shafiey@gmail.com">h.shafiey@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear all, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Maybe of interest to some of you<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hassan <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Sachmerda-Schulz, Nicole</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:nicole.sachmerda-schulz@idiv.de">nicole.sachmerda-schulz@idiv.de</a>><br>Date: Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 8:49 PM<br>Subject: AW: Statistical rethinking course<br>To: Hassan Shafiey <<a href="mailto:h.shafiey@gmail.com">h.shafiey@gmail.com</a>><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear Hassan,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Richard has just send me the information for his course today :) See below. I’m also sending it to the postdocs list now.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Nicole</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>--</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=m-5186574571711461881msoplaintext>Statistical Rethinking (2024 Edition)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=m-5186574571711461881msoplaintext>===============<o:p></o:p></p><p class=m-5186574571711461881msoplaintext>Instructor: Richard McElreath<o:p></o:p></p><p class=m-5186574571711461881msoplaintext>Lectures: Uploaded and pre-recorded, two per week<o:p></o:p></p><p class=m-5186574571711461881msoplaintext>Discussion: Online, Fridays 3pm-4pm Central European (Berlin) Time First discussion: 5 January 2024<o:p></o:p></p><p class=m-5186574571711461881msoplaintext> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=m-5186574571711461881msoplaintext># Purpose<o:p></o:p></p><p class=m-5186574571711461881msoplaintext>This course teaches data analysis, but it focuses on scientific models. The unfortunate truth about data is that nothing much can be done with it, until we say what caused it. We will prioritize conceptual, causal models and precise questions about those models. We will use Bayesian data analysis to connect scientific models to evidence. And we will learn powerful computational tools for coping with high-dimension, imperfect data of the kind that biologists and social scientists face.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=m-5186574571711461881msoplaintext> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=m-5186574571711461881msoplaintext># Course schedule and details<o:p></o:p></p><p class=m-5186574571711461881msoplaintext><a href="https://github.com/rmcelreath/stat_rethinking_2024" target="_blank">https://github.com/rmcelreath/stat_rethinking_2024</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=m-5186574571711461881msoplaintext> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=m-5186574571711461881msoplaintext># Registration<o:p></o:p></p><p class=m-5186574571711461881msoplaintext>Possible via the link below. MPI and iDiv get this link to themselves until 3 Dec. Then I'll open up to the general public.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=m-5186574571711461881msoplaintext><a href="https://forms.gle/3HwkC9zpmaPdTmU79" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/3HwkC9zpmaPdTmU79</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=DE style='font-size:12.0pt'>---</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=DE>Von:</span></b><span lang=DE> Hassan Shafiey <<a href="mailto:h.shafiey@gmail.com" target="_blank">h.shafiey@gmail.com</a>> <br><b>Gesendet:</b> Donnerstag, 23. November 2023 08:15<br><b>An:</b> Sachmerda-Schulz, Nicole <<a href="mailto:nicole.sachmerda-schulz@idiv.de" target="_blank">nicole.sachmerda-schulz@idiv.de</a>><br><b>Betreff:</b> [Extern] Statistical rethinking course</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Dear Nicole, <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>This is Hassan from Uni Halle. I hope this email finds you well. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I was wondering whether Richard McElreach from Max Planck Anthropology offers a statistical course this year (end of 2023 / beginning of 2024). <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Best <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hassan <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Mitarbeiter.zoologie mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Mitarbeiter.zoologie@lists.uni-halle.de">Mitarbeiter.zoologie@lists.uni-halle.de</a><br><a href="https://lists.uni-halle.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mitarbeiter.zoologie">https://lists.uni-halle.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mitarbeiter.zoologie</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>