PIER Bayes Workshop

PIER Workshop: Bayesian Methods in Education

Instructor: Howard Seltman
Dates: June 21-25, 2010
Times: 12:30-4:30
Location: Baker Hall 340A
Computer labs: Tues 3:30-4:30 (R), Wed, Thu, Fri 1:30-3:30

Notes

Day1.pdf
Day2.pdf
RPrimer.pdf
Day3.pdf RaschModel.txt LSAT.csv RaschEx.R
Day4.pdf schools.csv schools.R
Day 5: Simulator: simSchool.R
Simulated data: rau.csv
R code: analyzeSchool.R

Assignments

Reading for Thursday's discussion: Buckley and Schneider Are Charter School Students Harder to Educate?

References

Recommended further reading in the form of a balanced comparison of Bayesian and classical statistics: Amazon Link to Comparative Statistical Inferences
Maier 2001: A Rasch Hierarchical Measurement Model (read introduction for Tuesday)
Introduction to Applied Bayesian Statistics and Estimation for Social Scientists (pdf)
R Links and Hint
WinBUGS JAGS (Mac/Linux)
rube webpage rube current windows version