INTRODUCTION TO BAYESIAN STATISTICS -- Contents -- Preface -- Changes in the Third Edition -- Our Perspective on Bayesian Statistics -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction to Statistical Science -- 1.1 The Scientific Method: A Process for Learning -- 1.2 The Role of Statistics in …
Bayesian inference for a normal witn unknown mean and variance; Bayesian inference for a Multivariate Normal mean vector; Bayesian inference for the Multiple Linear Regression Model; and Computational Bayesian Statistics including Markov Chain Monte Carlo.
Bayesian statistics has many important advantages that students should learn about if they are going into fields where statistics will be used. This book uniquely covers the topics usually found in a typical introductory statistics book, but from a Bayesian perspective.
"' ... This edition is useful and effective in teaching Bayesian inference at both elementary and intermediate levels. It is a well-written book on elementary Bayesian inference, and the material is easily accessible. It is both concise and timely, and provides a good collection…
