ESA Bayesian short course
This is the repo for Introduction to Bayesian and Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling Applications in Ecology, a short course offered at the 2021 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. We will convene on Friday, August 6th, 2021 from 7 AM to 1:30 PM Pacific Time.
If you haven't already, please consider completing the pre-workshop survey.
We will collaboratively take notes here.
Following the course, please consider completing the post-workshop survey. We learn and improve from your feedback!
Organizers
Drew Peltier, Northern Arizona University
Jessica Guo, University of Arizona
Robert Shriver, University of Nevada - Reno
Pre-workshop instructions
Software requirements include JAGS and R/RStudio. Required R packages include 'rjags', 'coda', 'ggplot2', and 'mcmcplots'.
Alternatively, launch a virtual RStudio session here:
NOTE: Binder instances are hosted virtually. Your edits can be saved, but must be exported to your local machine. Avoid closing the Binder instance until the end of the workshop.
Schedule
| Time | Topic/activity | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 - 7:20 | Introductions and workshop overview | Drew |
| 7:20 - 7:55 | Why Bayesian? An introduction and motivating example | Jessica |
| 7:55 - 8:00 | BREAK | |
| 8:00 - 8:35 | Probability, Bayes' rule, distributions, and hierarchical modeling | Bob |
| 8:35 - 9:30 | Demonstration of a hierarchical regression: JAGS model code and diagnostics | Drew |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | BREAK | |
| 10:00 - 10:10 | Description of datasets for group activity | Jessica |
| 10:10 - 12:40 | Working groups (form groups of 4-5 participants each) | All |
| 12:40 - 1:00 | Discussion of group projects and different modelling approaches | Drew |
| 1:00 - 1:30 | Closing remarks and where to go from here: further resources, software options, and future possibilities | Bob & Drew |