Note: Please check this page regularly for course announcements.


2/18   Homework #4 is now available on the Homework page.

2/12   If you were not in class today, please download the project description: project-description.pdf

2/12   Midterm Solutions: midterm_sol.pdf

2/5   In the solutions to the practice midterm exam, the answer to Question #3 should state that the posterior variance of theta in the plots with beetles (OSU study) is greater than the posterior variance of theta in the plots without beetles (Michigan study).

2/5   Solutions to the midterm review exercises distributed in class today are available here.

2/5   Solutions to Homework #3 are now available on the Homework page.

2/4   Practice Midterm (given Winter Quarter 2007): exam, solutions

2/1   For the midterm exam next Thursday, Feb. 7th, you should bring a calculator, and you may bring a one-page (double-sided) sheet of notes. Table A from the textbook will be distributed with the exam.

2/1   Homework #3 must be turned in during class on Tuesday, Feb. 5th. We will not be able to return the assignments until after the midterm exam, so you should make a copy of your assignment if you would like to compare your answers to the solutions posted on the course website.

2/1   A revised version of the mh-demo.R file is now posted on the Schedule page.

1/25   Homework #3 is now available on the Homework page.

1/25 The following papers are optional readings on Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms. Both are available from JSTOR.

Casella, G., and George, E.I. (1992). Explaining the Gibbs Sampler. The American Statistician, 46(3), 167-174. JSTOR Link

Chib, S., and Greenberg, E. (1995). Understanding the Metropolis-Hastings Algorithm. The American Statistician, 49(4), 327-335. JSTOR Link

Note: You are NOT responsible for additional material in these papers beyond what is covered in lecture or in the textbook reading assignments.

1/17   Homework #2 is now available on the Homework page.

1/15   Rajib's office hours on Wednesday 1/16 are CANCELLED. He will hold his office hours for this week on Friday 1/18 from noon-2pm.

1/7   Homework #1 is now available on the Homework page.

1/4   -- IMPORTANT -- Stat 625 will now be held in Derby Hall (DB) Room #048 starting Tuesday, Jan. 8th.