Bayesian Statistics Mixture Models

Bayesian Statistics: Mixture Models introduces you to an important class of statistical models. The course is organized in five modules, each of which contains lecture videos, short quizzes, background reading, discussion prompts, and one or more peer-reviewed assignments. Statistics is best learned by doing it, not just watching a video, so the course is structured to help you learn through application. Some exercises require the use of R, a freely-available statistical software package. A brief tutorial is provided, but we encourage you to take advantage of the many other resources online for learning R if you are interested.

This is an intermediate-level course, and it was designed to be the third in UC Santa Cruz’s series on Bayesian statistics, after Herbie Lee’s “Bayesian Statistics: From Concept to Data Analysis” and Matthew Heiner’s “Bayesian Statistics: Techniques and Models.” To succeed in the course, you should have some knowledge of and comfort with calculus-based probability, principles of maximum-likelihood estimation, and Bayesian estimation.

None

Syllabus

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
Basic concepts on Mixture Models
Week 2
Maximum likelihood estimation for Mixture Models
Week 3
Bayesian estimation for Mixture Models
Week 4
Applications of Mixture Models
Week 5
Practical considerations

FAQ

When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?

Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:

What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?

When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.

Is financial aid available?

Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.

Reviews

Definitely quite mathematical in nature. Good way to learn about expectation-maximisation algorithm.

I learned a lot about bayesian mixture model, expectation maximization, and MCMC algorithms and their use case in classification and clustering problems. I highly recommend this course.