Bayesian Methods: An Analysis for Statisticians and Interdisciplinary Researchers - Couverture souple

Leonard, Thomas

 
9780521004145: Bayesian Methods: An Analysis for Statisticians and Interdisciplinary Researchers
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521004144 ISBN 13 : 9780521004145
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

This book describes the Bayesian approach to statistics at a level suitable for final year undergraduate and Masters students. It is unusual 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 statistical methods, not readily 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.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book describes the Bayesian approach to statistics at a level suitable for final year undergraduate and Masters students. It is unusual 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 statistical methods, not readily 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.

Revue de presse

'... 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

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521004144
ISBN 13 
9780521004145
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
348
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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ISBN 10 :  0521594170 ISBN 13 :  9780521594172
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1999
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