Introduction to Bayesian statistics /

Covers the topics typically found in an introductory statistics book-but from a Bayesian perspective-giving readers an advantage as they enter fields where statistics is used.

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Main Author: Bolstad, William M., 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c2007.
Edition:2nd ed.
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245 1 0 |a Introduction to Bayesian statistics /  |c William M. Bolstad. 
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300 |a xxiv, 437 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 25 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-432) and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction to statistical science -- Scientific data gathering -- Displaying and summarizing data -- Logic, probability, and uncertainty -- Discrete random variables -- Bayesian inference for discrete random variables -- Continuous random variables -- Bayesian inference for binomial proportion -- Comparing Bayesian and frequentist inferences for proportion -- Bayesian inference for poisson -- Bayesian inference for normal mean -- Comparing Bayesian and frequentist inferences for mean -- Bayesian inference for difference between means -- Bayesian inference for single linear regression -- Bayesian inference for standard deviation -- Robust Bayesian methods. 
520 |a Covers the topics typically found in an introductory statistics book-but from a Bayesian perspective-giving readers an advantage as they enter fields where statistics is used. 
650 0 |a Bayesian statistical decision theory. 
650 2 |a Bayes Theorem. 
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