Aims of the workshop

• To introduce participants to the use of Bayesian methods, Markov chain Monte Carlo, and Bayesian computation using OpenBUGS
• To demonstrate the use of R for data preparation and graphics
• To demonstrate the use of OpenBUGS from R

Content

• Philosophy of Bayesian inference
• MCMC simulation
• Generalised linear models (binary, count and continuous data)
• Logistic regression for cohort and case-control data
• Disease mapping
• Bayesian data augmentation
• Model checking
• Bayesian computation using OpenBUGS and R

Faculty

• Andrew Thomas, PhD (Physics) - Chief developer of OpenBUGS
  • CREEM School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
• Olli Saarela, PhD (Statistics)
  • National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland
• Sangita Kulathinal, PhD (Statistics)
  • Senior scientist, The Indic Society for Education and Development (INSEED), Nashik
  • Adjunct Professor of Statistics, University of Helsinki, Finland
  • Adjunct Professor of Biometry, University of Tampere, Finland
  • Adjunct faculty, Department of Statistics, Manipal University, India
• Bijoy Joseph, PhD (Geology) (Course co-ordinator)
  • Senior researcher, The Indic Society for Education and Development (INSEED), Nashik
  • Adjunct faculty, Department of Statistics, Manipal University, India

Host institute

Department of Biostatistics,
Christian Medical College (CMC),
Bagayam, Vellore 632 002
http://www.cmch-vellore.edu/DeptBioStats/tabid/324/Default.aspx

Organisers

The Indic Society for Education and Development (INSEED)
1, Swami Enterprises Complex,
Tigrania road, Tapovan Bridge,
Nashik - 422 011, Maharashtra, INDIA.
http://www.inseed.org/

Department of Biostatistics,
Christian Medical College,
Bagayam, Vellore 632 002
http://www.cmc-biostatistics.ac.in/