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Bayesian Statistics for Beginners: a step-by-step approach - Softcover

Donovan, Therese M.; Mickey, Ruth M.

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9780198841302: Bayesian Statistics for Beginners: a step-by-step approach
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ISBN 10: 0198841302 ISBN 13: 9780198841302
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2019

Synopsis

This is an entry-level book on Bayesian statistics written in a casual, and conversational tone. The authors walk a reader through many sample problems step-by-step to provide those with little background in math or statistics with the vocabulary, notation, and understanding of the calculations used in many Bayesian problems.

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About the Author

Therese Donovan, Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Vermont, USA,Ruth M. Mickey, Professor Emerita, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Vermont, USA

Therese Donovan is a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Based in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, Therese teaches graduate courses on ecological modeling and conservation biology. She works with a variety of student and professional collaborators on research problems focused on the conservation of vertebrates. Therese is the Director of the Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit Spreadsheet Project, a suite of on-line tutorials in Excel and R for modeling and analysis of wildlife populations. She lives in Vermont with her husband, Peter, and two children, Evan and Ana.


Ruth Mickey is a Professor Emerita of Statistics at the University of Vermont. Most of Ruth's career was spent in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, where she taught courses in Applied Multivariate Analysis, Categorical Data, Survey Sampling, Analysis of Variance and Regression, and Probability. She served as an advisor or committee member of numerous MS and PhD committees over a broad range of academic disciplines. She worked on the development of statistical methods and applications to advance public health and natural resources issues throughout her career.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0198841302
ISBN 13 
9780198841302
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
432
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