Statistics is concerned with investigating the degree of confidence we can have in various hypotheses. The Bayesian approach is distinguished by giving each hypothesis a probability and then modifying it in the light of the experimental data. This is controversial because for a new theory with no data available, an element of guesswork has to be involved. The author presents the ideas behind Bayesian statistics at a level suitable for advanced undergraduate or postgraduate students. The discrepancies between the conclusions of Bayesian and classical statistics are highlighted.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 157 mm
Breite: 235 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-85264-298-6 (9780852642986)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Probability and Bayes' Theorem; Bayesian inference for the normal distribution; some other common distributions; hypothesis testing; two sample problems; correlation and regression; other topics. Appendix: common statistical distributions.
