Subjective and Objective Bayesian Statistics: Principles, Models, and Applications

"This well–written book by an established authority should be in any well–stocked undergraduate/graduate mathematics/statistics library."
Choice (American Library Association)
A Classic of Statistical Science, Now Thoroughly Revised and Updated
S. James Press’s Bayesian Statistics: Principles, Models, and Applications set the standard for references in Bayesian statistics. It has stood as the classic introduction to the subject for practitioners, researchers, and students alike. Since the publication of the First Edition, the field of Bayesian statistical science has grown so substantially that it has become necessary to rewrite the story. New methodologies have been developed, new techniques have emerged for implementing the Bayesian paradigm, and advances in computer science, numerical analysis, artificial intelligence, and machine learning including data mining and Bayesian neural networks have tremendously impacted the field of Bayesian learning. Applications using the Bayesian approach have multiplied as well to span most of the disciplines in the biological, physical, and social sciences.
Subjective and Objective Bayesian Statistics: Principles, Models, and Applications, Second Edition has been rewritten from the bottom up to encompass these changes and to make the text even more useful to the reader. Greatly expanded and revised, this new edition discusses Bayesian theory and principles in depth, expands coverage of many topics to include multivariate procedures, and references applications in many fields to support the usefulness of the subject matter.
Chapters cover:Subjective ProbabilityPrior Distribution FamiliesApproximations, Numerical Methods (Including Markov Chain Monte Carlo Sampling), and Computer ProgramsAssessing Multivariate Prior Distributions (Illustrated by Assessing the Probability of Nuclear War)Bayesian Estimation, Hypothesis Testing, Decision Making, and Prediction< li>Bayesian Model AveragingBayesian Hierarchical ModelingBayesian Inference in Univariate and Multivariate RegressionBayesian Inference in Univariate and Multivariate Analysis of Variance and CovarianceBayesian Inference in Classification and DiscriminationBayesian Factor Analysis
New to this edition are numerous answers to chapter problems at the rear of the book, greatly expanded coverage, as well as a unique discussion of the de Finetti Transform and other rare topics such as Bayesian model averaging, Bayesian Hierarchical modeling, and Bayesian factor analysis. Experienced statisticians and students alike will be fascinated by the "Bayesian Hall of Fame," with portraits of important contributors to the development of the field, that graces this edition.
Blending theory and application, this Second Edition ensures that this highly–respected reference will remain an essential tool for statisticians for years to come.
Amstat News asked three review editors to rate their top five favorite books in the September 2003 issue. Subjective and Objective Bayesian Statistics was among those chosen.

Spis treści:
Preface.
Preface to the First Edition.
A Bayesian Hall of Fame.
PART I: FOUNDATIONS AND PRINCIPLES.
1. Background.
2. A Bayesian Perspective on Probability.
3. The Likelihood Function.
4. Bayes′ Theorem.
5. Prior Distributions.
PART II: NUMERICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BAYESIAN PARADIGM.
6. Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods (Siddhartha Chib).
7. Large Sample Posterior Distributions and Approximations.
PART III: BAYESIAN STATISTICAL INFERENCE AND DECISION MAKING.
8. Bayesian Estimation.
9. Bayesian Hypothesis Testing.
10. Predictivism.
11. Bayesian Decision Making.
PART IV: MODELS AND APPLICATIONS.
12. Bayesian Inference in the General Linear Model.
13. Model Averaging (Merlise Clyde).
14. Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling (Alan Zas lavsky).
15. Bayesian Factor Analysis.
16. Bayesian Inference in Classification and Discrimination.
Description of Appendices.
Appendix 1. Bayes, Thomas, (Hilary L. Seal).
Appendix 2. Thomas Bayes. A Bibliographical Note (George A. Barnard).
Appendix 3. Communication of Bayes′ Essay to the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (Richard Price).
Appendix 4. An Essay Towards Solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances (Reverend Thomas Bayes).
Appendix 5. Applications of Bayesian Statistical Science.
Appendix 6. Selecting the Bayesian Hall of Fame.
Appendix 7. Solutions to Selected Exercises.
Bibliography.
Subject Index.
Author Index.

Nota biograficzna:
S. JAMES PRESS, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of California, Riverside. He is the author (with Judith M. Tanur) of The Subjectivity of Scientists and the Bayesian Approach, also published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001.

Okładka tylna:
"This well–written book by an established authority should be in any well–stocked undergraduate/graduate mathematics/statistics library."
Choice (American Library Association)
A Classic of Statistical Science, Now Thoroughly Revised and Updated
S. James Press’s Bayesian Statistics: Principles, Models, and Applications set the standard for references in Bayesian statistics. It has stood as the classic introduction to the subject for practitioners, researchers, and students alike. Since the publication of the First Edition, the field of Bayesian statistical science has grown so substantially that it has become necessary to rewrite the story. New methodologies have been developed, new techniques have emerged for implementing the Bayesian paradigm, and advances in computer science, numerical analysis, artificial intelligence, and machine learning including data mining and Bayesian neural ne tworks have tremendously impacted the field of Bayesian learning. Applications using the Bayesian approach have multiplied as well to span most of the disciplines in the biological, physical, and social sciences.
Subjective and Objective Bayesian Statistics: Principles, Models, and Applications, Second Edition has been rewritten from the bottom up to encompass these changes and to make the text even more useful to the reader. Greatly expanded and revised, this new edition discusses Bayesian theory and principles in depth, expands coverage of many topics to include multivariate procedures, and references applications in many fields to support the usefulness of the subject matter.
Chapters cover:Subjective ProbabilityPrior Distribution FamiliesApproximations, Numerical Methods (Including Markov Chain Monte Carlo Sampling), and Computer ProgramsAssessing Multivariate Prior Distributions (Illustrated by Assessing the Probability of Nuclear War)Bayesian Estimation, Hypothesis Testing, Decision Making, and PredictionBayesian Model AveragingBayesian Hierarchical ModelingBayesian Inference in Univariate and Multivariate RegressionBayesian Inference in Univariate and Multivariate Analysis of Variance and CovarianceBayesian Inference in Classification and DiscriminationBayesian Factor Analysis
New to this edition are numerous answers to chapter problems at the rear of the book, greatly expanded coverage, as well as a unique discussion of the de Finetti Transform and other rare topics such as Bayesian model averaging, Bayesian Hierarchical modeling, and Bayesian factor analysis. Experienced statisticians and students alike will be fascinated by the "Bayesian Hall of Fame," with portraits of important contributors to the development of the field, that graces this edition.
Blending theory and application, this Second Edition ensures that this highly–respected reference will remain an essential tool for stat isticians for years to come.
Amstat News asked three review editors to rate their top five favorite books in the September 2003 issue. Subjective and Objective Bayesian Statistics was among those chosen.