Applied Bayesian modelling

The use of Bayesian statistics has grown significantly in recent years, and will undoubtedly continue to do so. The book focuses on the potential applications of Bayesian techniques in a wide range of important topics in the social and health sciences. The applications are illustrated through many r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Congdon, Peter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: John Wiley & Sons 2003
Series:Wiley series in probability and statistics
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Collection: Wiley Online Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The use of Bayesian statistics has grown significantly in recent years, and will undoubtedly continue to do so. The book focuses on the potential applications of Bayesian techniques in a wide range of important topics in the social and health sciences. The applications are illustrated through many real-life examples and software implementation in WINBUGS - a popular software package that offers a simplified and flexible approach to statistical modelling. The book gives detailed explanations for each example - explaining fully the choice of model for each particular problem.
Physical Description:479 S.
ISBN:9780471486954