A First Course in Bayesian Statistical Methods

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Hoff, Peter D. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Σειρά: Springer Texts in Statistics,
• Θέματα: Mathematics.; Mathematical statistics.; Operations research.; Management science.; Probabilities.; Statistics.; Econometrics.; Social sciences.; Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes.; Operations Research, Management Science.; Statistical Theory and Methods.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.; Probability and Statistics in Computer Science.

This book provides a compact self-contained introduction to the theory and application of Bayesian statistical methods. The book is accessible to readers having a basic familiarity with probability, yet allows more advanced readers to quickly grasp the principles underlying Bayesian theory and metho...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• and examples
• Belief, probability and exchangeability
• One-parameter models
• Monte Carlo approximation
• The normal model
• Posterior approximation with the Gibbs sampler
• The multivariate normal model
• Group comparisons and hierarchical modeling
• Linear regression
• Nonconjugate priors and Metropolis-Hastings algorithms
• Linear and generalized linear mixed effects models
• Latent variable methods for ordinal data.