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title: ZIB Academy 2015 – Bayesian methods in educational research
url: "https://www.zib.education/en/zib-academy-2015/"
description: "“Application of Bayesian methods in educational research”: The ZIB Academy 2015 introduced the basics and offered workshops on R and WinBUGS."
date: 2025-11-13
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# ZIB Academy 2015 – Bayesian methods in educational research

28.09.2015    Reading time:

  ZIB Academy 2015
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 ###  Applying Bayesian Methods in Educational Research (28/09/2015-02/10/2015)

 The second ZIB Academy took place at IPN in Kiel and focused on *“***Applying Bayesian Methods in Educational Research***”*.

A total of 30 early-career researchers from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland participated. Professor David Kaplan (University of Wisconsin–Madison) introduced the **methodological foundations** and **applications of Bayesian methods**.

Under the guidance of Alexander Robitzsch (BIFIE, Salzburg) and Professor Oliver Lüdtke (IPN), participants worked with the **software R** and **WinBUGS** to implement Bayesian methods in practical settings.

Opportunities for networking and discussion with the instructors rounded off the academy programme.

    ![[Translate to English:] A person stands in front of an audience and gives a presentation.](https://www.zib.education/_assets/processed/Sz4OBuPQooJFqYYN0mBWUVYzijBQXaSnzuPrto9rRG8/q:85/w:433/h:289/fn:Y3NtX2NzbV9JUE5fNDc1NV8zMjAxMTVmNTFmX2U1ZDVlMjZmMmU:t/cb:086a439cc6b044a1e3f7e2661e80241a81ab0c76/bG9jYWw6L2ZpbGVhZG1pbi9CaWxkZXIvWklCLUFrYWRlbWllbi9jc21fSVBOXzQ3NTVfMzIwMTE1ZjUxZi5qcGc)        \[Translate to English:\] Prof. David Kaplan von der University of Wisconsin-Madison bei der Eröffnung des ersten Workshops der ZIB-Akademie. © IPN Grafikabteilung