Bayesian statistical modelling, 2d ed.

9780470018750

Bayesian statistical modelling, 2d ed.

Congdon, Peter.

John Wiley John Wiley may refer to:

John Wiley & Sons, publishing company
John C. Wiley, American ambassador
John D. Wiley, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
John M. Wiley (1846–1912), U.S.

& Sons

2006

576 pages

$100.00

Hardcover

Wiley series in probability and statistics See the separate articles on probability or the article on statistics. Statistical analysis depends on the characteristics of particular probability distributions, and the two topics are normally studied together.

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Aimed at researchers and graduate students, this volume provides an overview of modeling strategies and data analytic methodology from a Bayesian perspective. A wide range of applications are covered, and the flexibility of Bayesian approaches to complex statistical modeling is emphasized throughout. Most of the illustrative il·lus·tra·tive
adj.
Acting or serving as an illustration.

il·lustra·tive·ly adv.

Adj. 1. examples given utilize WINBUGS, and a brief guide to using that software is found in the appendix. Congdon is Research Professor in Quantitative Geography and Health Statistics at Queen Mary Queen Mary, Queen Marie, or Queen Maria may refer to: Queens
Britain

England

Mary I of England (1516–1558), queen regnant of England, was the daughter of Henry VIII of England (by his first wife Catherine of Aragon), and the

, U. of London, UK.

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