Bayesian Methods: An Analysis for Statisticians and Interdisciplinary Researchers (Paperback)

Thomas Leonard

ISBN 10: 0521004144 / ISBN 13: 9780521004145

Editore: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2001

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Paperback. This book describes the Bayesian approach to statistics at a level suitable for final year undergraduate and Masters students. It is unique in presenting Bayesian statistics with a practical flavor and an emphasis on mainstream statistics, showing how to infer scientific, medical, and social conclusions from numerical data. The authors draw on many years of experience with practical and research programs and describe many new statistical methods, not available elsewhere. A first chapter on Fisherian methods, together with a strong overall emphasis on likelihood, makes the text suitable for mainstream statistics courses whose instructors wish to follow mixed or comparative philosophies. The other chapters contain important sections relating to many areas of statistics such as the linear model, categorical data analysis, time series and forecasting, mixture models, survival analysis, Bayesian smoothing, and non-linear random effects models. The text includes a large number of practical examples, worked examples, and exercises. It will be essential reading for all statisticians, statistics students, and related interdisciplinary researchers. This exposition of the Bayesian approach to statistics at a level suitable for final year undergraduate and Masters students is unique in presenting its subject with a practical flavor and an emphasis on mainstream statistics. It shows how to infer scientific, medical, and social conclusions from numerical data. The authors draw on many years of experience with practical and research programs and describe many new statistical methods, not available elsewhere. It will be essential reading for all statisticians, statistics students, and related interdisciplinary researchers. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: Bayesian Methods: An Analysis for Statisticians and Interdisciplinary Researchers (Paperback)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521004144
• ISBN 13: 9780521004145
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: new

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Riassunto

Bayesian statistics directed towards mainstream statistics. How to infer scientific, medical, and social conclusions from numerical data.

Recensione

'... challenging and worthwhile ... this book is a very welcome and original contribution to the literature on Bayesian statistics.' J. V. Zidek, ISI Short Book Reviews

'The book makes interesting reading and the breadth of ideas tackled by the authors is enormous ... deserves a place in the university library as well as in the personal libraries of researchers who are interested in the Bayesian approach.' Carmen Fernández, The Statistician

'The book is highly recommended as a well written intermediate book on some modern topics of Bayesian analysis.' H. K. van Dijk, Niew Archief voor Wiskunde

'The explanations stated in the book are very clear, the detailed computations, and the particular way of describing problems, theorems and applications in this book make it useful into only for statisticians but also for other researchers who are confronted with problems of data analysis and who are not primarily familiar with statistical methods.' Monatshefte für Mathematik

'A very readable and interesting book.' Indian Journal of Statistics