Join our workshop on Modeling Non-Linear Relationships: An Introduction to Gaussian Process Regression in R and Stan, which is a part of our workshops for Ukraine series!
Here’s some more info:
Title: Modeling Non-Linear Relationships: An Introduction to Gaussian Process Regression in R and Stan
Date: Thursday, February 13th, 18:00 – 20:00 CET (Rome, Berlin, Paris timezone)
Speaker: Jan Failenschmid is a Ph.D. candidate in Psychological Research Methods and Statistics at Tilburg University, Netherlands. His research focusses on studying and developing methods for modeling and analyzing non-linear trends and dynamics in psychological time-series and intensive longitudinal data. Given the scarcity of established theories about non-linear associations in Psychology, his work focusses mainly on non-parametric statistical techniques like Gaussian Processes, which make it possible to learn complex non-linear relationships from data while providing interpretable insights.
Description: This workshop will provide an introduction to Gaussian Process regression, a flexible and powerful Bayesian non-parametric technique, for modeling non-linear relationships in R and Stan. The Workshop will start by providing a brief introduction to Bayesian statistics, including the principles underlying Bayesian inference and its implementation in Stan. Building on this foundation, we will delve into Gaussian Processes, exploring their conceptual framework and practical applications. The final part of the workshop will feature hands-on examples illustrating different applications to the kinds of data found in the social and behavioral sciences.
Minimal registration fee: 20 euro (or 20 USD or 800 UAH)
Please note that the registration confirmation email will be sent 1 day before the workshop.
How can I register?
- Go to https://bit.ly/3wvwMA6 or https://bit.ly/4aD5LMC or https://bit.ly/3PFxtNA and donate at least 20 euro. Feel free to donate more if you can, all proceeds go directly to support Ukraine.
- Save your donation receipt (after the donation is processed, there is an option to enter your email address on the website to which the donation receipt is sent)
- Fill in the registration form, attaching a screenshot of a donation receipt (please attach the screenshot of the donation receipt that was emailed to you rather than the page you see after donation).
If you are not personally interested in attending, you can also contribute by sponsoring a participation of a student, who will then be able to participate for free. If you choose to sponsor a student, all proceeds will also go directly to organisations working in Ukraine. You can either sponsor a particular student or you can leave it up to us so that we can allocate the sponsored place to students who have signed up for the waiting list.
How can I sponsor a student?
- Go to https://bit.ly/3wvwMA6 or https://bit.ly/4aD5LMC or https://bit.ly/3PFxtNA and donate at least 20 euro (or 17 GBP or 20 USD or 800 UAH). Feel free to donate more if you can, all proceeds go to support Ukraine!
- Save your donation receipt (after the donation is processed, there is an option to enter your email address on the website to which the donation receipt is sent)
- Fill in the sponsorship form, attaching the screenshot of the donation receipt (please attach the screenshot of the donation receipt that was emailed to you rather than the page you see after the donation). You can indicate whether you want to sponsor a particular student or we can allocate this spot ourselves to the students from the waiting list. You can also indicate whether you prefer us to prioritize students from developing countries when assigning place(s) that you sponsored.
If you are a university student and cannot afford the registration fee, you can also sign up for the waiting list here. (Note that you are not guaranteed to participate by signing up for the waiting list).
You can also find more information about this workshop series, a schedule of our future workshops as well as a list of our past workshops which you can get the recordings & materials here.
Looking forward to seeing you during the workshop!