Programme

Day 1 (Monday) June 5th

Bayesian logic and statistical foundations

TimeTopicTeacher(s)
8:30 – 9:30Registration 
9:30 – 9:45Welcome greetingsValentina Moro
9:45 – 10:45From the Bayes’ Theorem to Bayesian StatisticsFabio Aurelio D’Asaro
10:45 – 11:00Coffee break 
11:00 – 12:30Bayes in my Mind: The applications of the Bayes Theorem in Epistemology, Cognitive Sciences, and NeuroscienceMassimiliano Badino
12:30 – 14:00Lunch break 
14:00 – 15:00The shield and the sword of Bayesian statistics: Priors and Occam’s razorFabio Aurelio D’Asaro
15:00 – 16:00Markov Chain Monte CarloMichele Scandola
16:00 – 16:30Coffee break 
16:30 – 18:00The logic of learning from experienceHykel Hosni

Day 2 (Tuesday) June 6th

Bayesian Linear model analysis with JASP and the BayesFactor package.

TimeTopicTeacher(s)
9:00 – 10:00Inferential Bayes and the Bayes FactorRomano & Tosi
10:00 – 10:30Introduction to JASPRomano & Tosi
10:30 – 11:00Coffee break 
11:00 – 12:30Simple designs (t-tests). Theory and Practice (With JASP)Romano & Tosi
12:30 – 14:30Lunch break + Poster Session 
14:30 – 16:00Factorial Designs (“ANOVA”). Theory and Practice (With JASP)Romano & Tosi
16:00 – 16:30Coffee break 
16:30 – 18:00The BayesFactor R package.Romano & Tosi


Day 3 (Wednesday) June 7th

Bayesian Hierarchical Multilevel Models with the brms package.

TimeTopicTeacher(s)
9:00 – 10:30Introduction to Bayesian linear models Hands-on 2Stefano Coretta
10:30 – 11:00Break 
11:00 – 12:30Model diagnostics Interactions and Group-level (random) effects Hands-on 2Stefano Coretta
12:30 – 14:30Lunch break + Poster Session 
14:30 – 16:00Specifying priors Hands-on 3Stefano Coretta
16:00 – 16:30Break 
16:30 – 18:00Bayesian modelling Q&AStefano Coretta

Day 4 (Thursday) June 8th

Bayesian Design Analysis and Bayesian Robustness checks.

TimeTopicTeacher(s)
9:00 – 10:30Sample Size Planning – The Bayesian WayAngelika Stefan
10:30 – 11:00Coffee break 
11:00 – 12:30Bayesian Robustness ChecksAngelika Stefan
12:30 – 14:30Lunch break + Poster Session 
  Social event!

Day 5 (Friday) June 7th

Creating your own Bayesian statistical analysis: the use of Stan in statistical analysis.

TimeTopicTeacher(s)
9:00 – 10:30Writing your own Bayesian Model in Stan (first part)Michele Scandola Fabio Aurelio D’Asaro
10:30 – 11:00Coffee break 
11:00 – 12:30Writing your own Bayesian Model in Stan (second part)Michele Scandola Fabio Aurelio D’Asaro
12:30 – 14:30Lunch break + Best Poster Prize 
14:30 – 16:00Writing your own Bayesian Model in Stan (third part) Michele Scandola Fabio Aurelio D’Asaro
16:00 – 16:30Coffee break 
16:30 – 18:00Hands-on workshopMichele Scandola Fabio Aurelio D’Asaro
18:00 – 18:30The bmscstan package: Bayesian Multilevel Single Case analysis Michele Scandola Fabio Aurelio D’Asaro