ABS05 - 2005 Applied Bayesian Statistics School

BAYESIAN APPROACHES TO EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS 

AND DECISION MODELLING IN HEALTH CARE

Villa Monastero, Varenna (LC), Italy

5 - 9 June, 2005

SUGGESTED PREREQUISITES


  • An understanding of statistical methods including; logistic regression, Bayesian methods and meta-analysis methods. [See Background Reading].
  • Laptop computer with WinBUGS 1.4.1 loaded [Note: Participants need to register and obtain a key for unlimited use] and Microsoft Excel. [See Software ].
  • Participants will be expected to have downloaded WinBUGS prior to the school and to have worked through the on-line tutorial and explored the on-line BLOCKER example.