Required:
- A First Course in Bayesian Statistical Methods by Peter D. Hoff.:
- Section 8.1: Comparing two groups
- Section 8.2: Comparing multiple groups
- Section 8.3: The hierarchical normal model
- Section 8.4: Example: Math scores in U.S. public schools
- Section 8.5: Hierarchical modeling of means and variances
Optional:
- Bayesian Data Analysis (Third Edition) by Andrew Gelman, John Carlin, Hal Stern, David Dunson, Aki Vehtari, and Donald Rubin.:
- Section 5.2: Exchangeability and setting up hierarchical models
- Section 5.3: Fully Bayesian analysis of conjugate hierarchical models
- Section 5.4: Estimating exchangeable parameters for a normal model
- Section 5.5: Example: parallel experiments in eight schools