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This PR addresses the user's request to explore and understand the repository structure and codebase. The exploration revealed a comprehensive Bayesian Statistics course repository with the following key components:

Repository Structure

📚 Course Materials

• README.md: Course syllabus and links to lecture materials for E6100 Bayesian Statistics
• PDF lectures: 10 comprehensive lecture slides covering Bayesian inference fundamentals
• Jupyter notebooks: 11 hands-on Python programs demonstrating statistical concepts

💻 Code Implementation

The repository contains well-structured Python notebooks covering:

1. Foundations (01-03):

   • Python grammar basics
   • Data analysis with pandas
   • Array operations with numpy

2. Simulation Methods (04-05):

   • Classical simulation techniques
   • MCMC simulation methods with Gibbs sampling

3. Applications (06-11):

   • Student-t regression models
   • Tobit censored regression
   • Binary/probit response models
   • Seemingly unrelated regression (SUR)
   • Panel data analysis
   • Autoregressive error models

📊 Data Files

• Multiple CSV datasets for practical exercises
• Excel files with raw economic/financial data
• Example datasets including Tesla/SPY returns, inflation data, Phillips curve data

Key Features Demonstrated

The codebase showcases:

• Bayesian inference with proper prior/posterior distributions
• MCMC sampling including Gibbs samplers
• Classical simulation methods (accept-reject, probability integral transform)
• Applied econometrics with real-world datasets
• Marginal likelihood computation using Chib (1995) method

Educational Value

This repository serves as a comprehensive resource for learning Bayesian statistics with practical Python implementations, bridging theoretical concepts with hands-on coding experience in economics and finance applications.

The code is well-documented and follows pedagogical best practices for statistical computing education.

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