Bayesian Data Analysis, Third edition (2013) [pdf]

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Post by ibobev » Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 5:23 PM UTC

Bayesian Data Analysis, Third edition (2013) [pdf]
sites.stat.columbia.edu

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Post by moscoe » Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 6:35 PM UTC

Related course materials here: https://sites.stat.columbia.edu/gelman/book/

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Post by mcdonje » Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 7:03 PM UTC

I'm a fan of the stats blog hosted by Columbia that Gelman is the main contributor to: https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu

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Post by asdev » Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 7:19 PM UTC

Looking for more self study statistics resources for someone with a CS degree, any other recs?

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Post by dpflan » Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 7:23 PM UTC

mcdonje wrote: post #3

I'm a fan of the stats blog hosted by Columbia that Gelman is the main contributor to: https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu

Thanks for sharing, any particular articles that had last impact on you?

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Post by fishmicrowaver » Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 7:23 PM UTC

asdev wrote: post #4

Looking for more self study statistics resources for someone with a CS degree, any other recs?

Probability Theory by Jaynes if you'd like more bayes

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Post by 3eb7988a1663 » Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 7:25 PM UTC

asdev wrote: post #4

Looking for more self study statistics resources for someone with a CS degree, any other recs?

I think Statistical Rethinking [0] is a far more approachable first entry. The author posts his video lectures on Youtube which are excellent and should be watched with the book. The book gets way less into the mathematical weeds than other texts, so a working statistician would require something deeper.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_Rethinking

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Post by sebg » Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 7:28 PM UTC

3eb7988a1663 wrote: post #7

asdev wrote: post #4

Looking for more self study statistics resources for someone with a CS degree, any other recs?

I think Statistical Rethinking [0] is a far more approachable first entry. The author posts his video lectures on Youtube which are excellent and should be watched with the book. The book gets way less into the mathematical weeds than other texts, so a working statistician would require something deeper. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_Rethinking

2024 videos / lectures on github here -> https://github.com/rmcelreath/stat_rethinking_2024

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Post by CuriouslyC » Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 7:29 PM UTC

asdev wrote: post #4

Looking for more self study statistics resources for someone with a CS degree, any other recs?

Start here:

https://www.inference.org.uk/itprnn/book.pdf

It's a little dated now but it connects Bayesian statistics with neural nets and information theory in an elegant way.

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Post by atdt » Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 7:29 PM UTC

I am interested in this topic, but this textbook is too daunting for me. What I'd love is a crash course on Bayesian methods for the working systems performance engineer. If you, dear reader, happen to be familiar with both domains: what would you include in such a course, and can you recommend any existing resources for self-study?