GS
Aug 31, 2017
Good intro to Bayesian Statistics. Covers the basic concepts. Workload is reasonable and quizzes/exercises are helpful. Could include more exercises and additional backgroung/future reading materials.
JB
Oct 16, 2020
An excellent course with some good hands on exercises in both R and excel. Not for the faint of heart mathematically speaking, assumes a competent understanding of statistics and probability going in
By Rakulan S
•Jul 25, 2021
Very concise and informative introduction to Bayesian statistics. Requires a fair bit of research besides just watching the course videos. But that only adds to the fun. Feel much more confident in my ability to estimate uncertainties in model parameters / predictions now.
By Łukasz F
•Feb 5, 2019
I really liked the course.
What I think could be nice improvement would be more nsightful notes. Which means, that after every video, there should be a separate sheet with all the formulas being described in more detail, so that you can refer to them any time during quizes.
By Thomas J M
•May 21, 2018
Overall the course is pretty good. They breakdown the concepts into clear and concise lectures. My only grip, is that the quizzes occur a little too frequently. They really interrupt the flow of the class. I would definitely prefer them spaced in 30-60 minute interval.
By Ekaterini T
•Oct 31, 2018
I found the need to search for most of the material needed to understand the lessons in other sources. Other than than it was a relatively easy class, which covers nearly the basics. This is not a tutorial on Data Analysis on R, although a short introduction is provided.
By Mohd S
•Nov 18, 2019
Course covers the concept in a very simple way. Examples and assignments are very good.
However some of the statements made throughout the lectures needs more explanation , the course did not dedicate any videos to get familiar with terminology related to probability.
By Luiz G S S
•Apr 17, 2020
It is a really interesting course. However, I think it should include more examples and meaningful ways to estimates some parameters. For example, how can I estimate alpha and beta for an Inverse-Gamma distribution in order to obtain a prior for the sigma-squared?
By h
•Jan 14, 2017
Pen hard to see against shirt. Was mildly irritating to wait for prof to write out stuff, maybe prewrite it?
Went too fast forward for me, would've liked complementary optional material, eg extra quizzes, to help understand and get used to the tougher parts.
By Xuan L
•May 19, 2023
The course design is fine structured. However , little explanation on the concepts presented in the course, more examples or clarification needed on utilizng the formulas and the underlying ideas. The quizzes in video was much helpful for the learning .
By Paul B
•Oct 8, 2020
Honestly wish there were more practice problems that I could do outside of the quizzes. Just make them optional. It's just tough to iterate on the same problems and work to figure them out. Otherwise I really enjoyed the course and found it really helpful.
By Katsu
•Jul 9, 2017
Great introductions to Bayesian statistics and inference. Quiz is actually not easy just by passively viewing videos, so taking notes during lectures is strongly recommended. Do not be afraid the Honor quiz...they are not so different from the normal ones.
By Evan S
•Sep 23, 2022
For me at least, it became hard to follow around module 3. The linear regression part seemed like a step backwards, as we had been touting the benefits of the Bayesian perspective, only to end up with the same results as the Frequentist perspective.
By Ahmed A T
•Oct 8, 2021
the course forms a very good basis for those who want to learn the mathematics behind Bayesian statistics and it had been a lot of fun. A lot of concepts that had been vague were clarified to me during this course appreciate all effort by Prof. Lee.
By Nyx Z
•Mar 20, 2022
Overall, the course is very informative and lively, helped me get in touch with the wonder of fundamental Bayesian Statistics. However, some courses in the later chapters are taught somewhat simple, so that I spent a lot of time finding reference.
By Valerio C
•Apr 19, 2021
Globally a good course, although it is a bit rushed towards the end on the part that concerns Bayesian linear regression. I would probably add a fifth week to explain that in more detail, relying less on software and more on developing the maths.
By Elguellab A
•Jan 29, 2019
Likely course and practical: it help us to understand some basic notion for bayesian inference. But Some concepts are less clear and I think need more development and explication (like effective sample size, Jeffreys prior). Great job over all.
By Jerry S
•Mar 13, 2017
The lectures were good, but I hope more background materials can be released. Understanding the topics needs a relative solid mathematical background. Although having completed the course, I am still confused about some concepts in this course.
By Brian M
•May 21, 2020
Really enjoyable.
My first free course, so this may be way off the mark in terms of norms, but I would have appreciated if supplementary material was either provided or suggested for doing more practice exercises, with worked through examples.
By Akshay N
•Sep 4, 2017
The course was excellent !...Giving a good overview of the basics needed to navigate through this topic. However, it would have been really great if some specific examples with respect to medicine and public health practice were incorporated
By Jakob W
•Mar 15, 2018
I found it to be a solid course. It has given me better grasp of the basics. I also found it a bit dry, and significant time spent on equations rather than high-level understanding. This is fine, as long as you know what you are in for!
By zqin
•Jan 7, 2020
Overall the class is great, especially the first two weeks' content is simple and well-explained. But from the week 3 to the week 4, the professor only writes many formula and doesn't provide enough examples to explain those formula.
By P G
•Jun 17, 2019
Very high quality course. Could use some modifications (e.g. few more applied examples for regression using specific priors, MCMC etc.) and implementing some simple metaphors to introduce some topics before jumping into the maths.
By Masoud A
•Aug 16, 2020
The Course was concise and helpful to build a foundation for Bayesian statistics. However, it is not recommended for those who has weak or no background in statistics, as the explanation are not thoroughly explained by details.
By Bala N P
•Sep 2, 2023
Well instructed course for a person who has a good understanding of probability theory. I had to take some time and revise the concept as in the beginning I struggled to understand probability distributions. The rest was good!
By Curt J B
•Nov 20, 2020
The course is quite difficult to comprehend with a loose background on stats, but the lessons prove to be interesting especially when applied to sample experiments. Eager to try the next course on Bayesian Statistics.
By Yahia E
•May 4, 2019
Very good course for beginning bayesian inference. The syllabus is easy to follow, but I also think one could benefit even more by complementing the lectures with other sources (books or other youtube explanation)