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37457 Advanced Bayesian Methods


This web-page will be updated regularly throughout 37457 Advanced Bayesian Methods, and all files are
subject to change. It was last updated at 18:06:32 Mon 07 Sep 2026.



File for the Subject Outline


The PDF file for the subject outline may be here

Advice about Laptop Preparation For Computer Laboratories


Advice about getting laptops ready for this subject's first computer laboratory may be here
Advice about getting laptops ready for this subject's second and later computer laboratories may be here


Files for Assignments


The PDF file for Assignment 1 may be here
The PDF file for Assignment 2 is not here and can be
obtained by e-mailing (matt.wand@uts.edu.au) the lecturer.
The PDF file for Assignment 3 may be here
The PDF file for Assignment 4 may be here
A PDF file about print-outs for Assignment 4 may be here
The text file (R script) binomBeta.R, needed for Assignment 4, may be here
The text file (R script) binomBetaChk.R, needed for Assignment 4, may be here
The text file (R script) mitsubBayesJAGS.R, needed for Assignment 4, may be here
The text file (R function) summMCMC.r, needed for Assignment 4, may be here
The text file (R functions) lab1SupportFunctions.R, possibly needed for Assignment 4, may be here
The text file (R script) NormRandSampMCMC.R, needed for Assignment 4, may be here
The PDF file for Assignment 5 may be here
The text file (R script) ratsModel1.R, needed for Assignment 5, may be here

Files for Class 1


The PDF file for the subject opening may be here
The PDF file for the slides titled Some Basics of Distribution Theory may be here

Files for Class 2


The PDF file for the slides projected in the first hour of Class 2 may be here
The PDF file for the slides projected in the second hour of Class 2 may be here
The PDF file for the handout for a version of Assignment 1 with streamlined notation may be here

Files for Class 3


The PDF file for the slides given in Class 3 may be here

Files for Class 4


The PDF file for the slides projected in the first hour of Class 4 may be here
The PDF file for the first part of the full conditionals exercise in Class 4 may be here
The PDF file for the second part of the full conditionals exercise in Class 4 may be here
The PDF file for the third (MCMC) part of the full conditionals exercise in Class 4 may be here
The PDF file for the slides projected in the second hour of Class 4 may be here
The PDF file for the handwritten notes based on the left-handedness class data set example may be here

Files for Class 5

The JAGS (via rjags) R script for the left-handedness example may be here
The PDF file for the slides projected in the first hour of Class 5 may be here
The JAGS (via rjags) R script for the Mitsubishi data regression analysis may be here
The Stan (via rstan) R script for the Mitsubishi data regression analysis may be here
The PDF file for the slides on autocorrelation functions may be here
The PDF file for the discussion on data pre-processing for Bayesian analyses may be here

Files for Class 7


The PDF file for the main Class 6 slides (but delayed to Class 7 in 2026) may be here
The PDF file for coral data paper may be here
The PDF file for the overview of grouped data analysis may be here
The PDF file for the whiteboard interlude in the overview of grouped data analysis may be here
The PDF file for the additional aspects of Bayesian analyses of grouped data may be here
The text file for the data set on pig weights may be here
The (comma separated) text file for the data set on school mathematics scores may be here
The text file for the R script for fitting a random intercepts model via Stan may be here
The text file for the R script for fitting a random intercepts and slopes model via Stan may be here
The text file for the R script for fitting a a Bernoulli response random intercepts and slopes
model for the Bangladesh contraception used data via Stan may be here

Files for Laboratory 1

The PDF file for Laboratory 1 may be here
The R script file mitsub.R may be here
The R script file BobTheDAG.R may be here
The R script file BobTheDAGwithData.R may be here
The R script file JessicaTheDAGwithData.R may be here
The R script file NathanielTheDAGwithData.R may be here
The R function file summMCMC.r may be here
The R script file ctsNathanielTheDAGwithData.R may be here
The R function file lab1SupportFunctions.R may be here

Files for Laboratory 2

The PDF file for Laboratory 2 may be here
The R function file Fibonacci.r may be here
The R script file HockeyComp.R may be here
The R script file NewtonRaphson.R may be here