Bayesian biostatistics /

• Main Author: Lesaffre, Emmanuel
• Other Authors: Lawson, Andrew (Andrew B.)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley, 2012.
• Series: Statistics in practice.
• Subjects: Biometry > Methodology.; Bayesian statistical decision theory.; Biostatistics > methods.; Bayes Theorem.; NATURE > Reference.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > General.; Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• Basic concepts in Bayesian methods
• Bayes theorem
• Posterior summary measures
• More than one parameter
• The prior distribution
• Markov chain Monte Carlo
• Software
• Hierarchical models
• Model building and assessment
• Variable selection
• Bioassay
• Measurement error
• Survival analysis
• Longitudinal analysis
• Disease mapping & image analysis
• Final chapter
• Distributions.