[Mitarbeiter.zoologie] Fwd: Course: Online.BayesianStats.Feb11-May13

[Robert Paxton]

Dear All,

Yesterday I mentioned the course Statistical Rethinking on Bayesian stats. Below are details of the course and a link to registration. 

Robert



> Dear evoldir community,
> 
> I am happy to announce the fourth edition of Modern Statistical Thinking
> for Biologists, set to run as weekly online sessions from the 11th of
> February till the 13th of May 2025. For registration and more information,
> see here:
> 
> https://www.mondegoscience.com/courses/modern-statistical-thinking-for-biologists-online-11-feb-13-may-2025
> 
> This course uses an approach that differs drastically from most
> introductory statistics courses. The goal is both to make learning more
> intuitive and to address some of the criticisms that have been raised
> against common statistical practices in the biological sciences (notably
> an over-reliance on dodgy P-values).
> 
> Unlike most introductory courses, we will put heavy focus on Bayesian
> modelling. This may sound very advanced but most beginners actually find
> this approach more intuitive than classical methods, such as P-values and
> confidence intervals.  Bayesian methods have become particularly common
> in ecology and evolutionary biology, and training in this approach is
> becoming more and more crucial to researchers in these fields. Don't worry
> - at the end of the course, we will also talk about the more classical
> techniques but they should be easier to learn at that point as you'll
> already have your Bayesian baggage.
> 
> The course will be highly interactive, with lots of group work in
> break-out rooms and weekly individual assignments, to which you will
> always receive written feedback. There are no prerequisites in terms of
> maths or stats skills.  Usually, there are both participants that have
> very little background in any kind of statistics, as well as participants
> that already have a fair amount of experience with classical statistics
> and want to learn more about Bayesian approaches. So both of these
> profiles are very much welcome!
> 
> Hope to see you soon at a course,
> 
> Rosina Savisaar,
> Mondego Science.
> 
> Rosina Savisaar <rosinasavisaar at gmail.com>
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