Can causal decision theory be reconciled with compatibilism about free will? We will investigate these and other questions from the point of view of Bayesian decision theory. Readings: To access the ...

CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Fundamental and advanced topics in statistical pattern recognition including Bayesian decision theory, Maximum-likelihood and Bayesian estimation, Nonparametric density estimation ...

and elementary Bayesian decision theory. Application to problems in water resources, climate change, materials, transportation, and structures. Walpole, et al. Probability and Statistics for Engineers ...

ST202 is also recommended. Statistical decision theory: risk, decision rules, loss and utility functions, Bayesian expected loss, Frequentist risk. Bayesian Inference: Bayes theorem, prior, posterior ...