Practical Bayesian Inference. A conceptual understanding of the techniques and the tools used to perform scalable Bayesian inference in practice with PyMC3.

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Dr. Srijith Rajamohan

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Introduction to Computational Statistics for Data Scientists SpecializationDatabricks

What you will learn

The basics of Bayesian modeling and inference.
A conceptual understanding of the techniques used to perform Bayesian inference in practice.
Learn how to use PyMC3 to solve real-world problems.
The basics of Probability, Bayesian statistics, modeling and inference.

Skills you will gain

About this Specialization

The purpose of this series of courses is to teach the basics of Computational Statistics for the purpose of performing inference to aspiring or new Data Scientists. This is not intended to be a comprehensive course that teaches the basics of statistics and probability nor does it cover Frequentist statistical techniques based on the Null Hypothesis Significance Testing (NHST). What it does cover is: The basics of Bayesian statistics and probability Understanding Bayesian inference and how it works The bare-minimum set of tools and a body of knowledge required to perform Bayesian inference in Python, i.e. the PyData stack of NumPy, Pandas, Scipy, Matplotlib, Seaborn and Plot.ly A scalable Python-based framework for performing Bayesian inference, i.e. PyMC3 With this goal in mind, the content is divided into the following three main sections (courses). Introduction to Bayesian Statistics - The attendees will start off by learning the the basics of probability, Bayesian modeling and inference in Course 1. Introduction to Monte Carlo Methods - This will be followed by a series of lectures on how to perform inference approximately when exact calculations are not viable in Course 2. PyMC3 for Bayesian Modeling and Inference - PyMC3 will be introduced along with its application to some real world scenarios. The lectures will be delivered through Jupyter notebooks and the attendees are expected to interact with the notebooks.

Applied Learning Project

Implement Distributions in Python and visualize it statically using Matplotlib or Seaborn and interactively using Plot.ly.

Implement Monte Carlo Sampling algorithms in Python.

Learn the basics of PyMC3 for various Bayesian modeling including Linear Regression, Hierarchical Regression, Classification, Robust models and assessing the quality of models.

Use PyMC3 to model the disease dynamics of and infer the parameters of an SIR model of COVID-19 from real-world data.

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There are 3 Courses in this Specialization

Course1

Course 1

Introduction to Bayesian Statistics

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The objective of this course is to introduce Computational Statistics to aspiring or new data scientists. The attendees will start off by learning the basics of probability, Bayesian modeling and inference. This will be the first course in a specialization of three courses .Python and Jupyter notebooks will be used throughout this course to illustrate and perform Bayesian modeling. The course website is located at https://sjster.github.io/introduction_to_computational_statistics/docs/index.html. The course notebooks can be downloaded from this website by following the instructions on page https://sjster.github.io/introduction_to_computational_statistics/docs/getting_started.html.

Course2

Course 2

Bayesian Inference with MCMC

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The objective of this course is to introduce Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods for Bayesian modeling and inference, The attendees will start off by learning the the basics of Monte Carlo methods. This will be augmented by hands-on examples in Python that will be used to illustrate how these algorithms work. This will be the second course in a specialization of three courses .Python and Jupyter notebooks will be used throughout this course to illustrate and perform Bayesian modeling with PyMC3. The course website is located at https://sjster.github.io/introduction_to_computational_statistics/docs/index.html. The course notebooks can be downloaded from this website by following the instructions on page https://sjster.github.io/introduction_to_computational_statistics/docs/getting_started.html.

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Course 3

Introduction to PyMC3 for Bayesian Modeling and Inference

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The objective of this course is to introduce PyMC3 for Bayesian Modeling and Inference, The attendees will start off by learning the the basics of PyMC3 and learn how to perform scalable inference for a variety of problems. This will be the final course in a specialization of three courses .Python and Jupyter notebooks will be used throughout this course to illustrate and perform Bayesian modeling with PyMC3.. The course website is located at https://sjster.github.io/introduction_to_computational_statistics/docs/index.html. The course notebooks can be downloaded from this website by following the instructions on page https://sjster.github.io/introduction_to_computational_statistics/docs/getting_started.html.

Instructor

Dr. Srijith Rajamohan

Sr. Developer Advocate (Data Science)

4,405 Learners

3 Courses

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How long does it take to complete the Specialization?
This specialization should take about 3 months to complete
What background knowledge is necessary?
Some experience with Data Science using the PyData Stack of NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn
Do I need to take the courses in a specific order?
The courses should ideally be taken in the following order
Iintroduction to Probability and Distributions
Bayesian Inference with MCMC
Iintroduction to PyMC3 with applications
Will I earn university credit for completing the Specialization?
None are offered at this point
What will I be able to do upon completing the Specialization?
You will be able to solve real-world applications that benefit from Bayesian inference techniques

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Introduction to Computational Statistics for Data Scientists Specialization

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