Data Analysis

Sivia, Devinderjit; Skilling, John

ISBN 10: 0198568320 / ISBN 13: 9780198568322

Published by Oxford University Press, 2006

Seller Inventory # 9780198568322

Synopsis:

Statistics lectures have been a source of much bewilderment and frustration for generations of students. This book attempts to remedy the situation by expounding a logical and unified approach to the whole subject of data analysis.

This text is intended as a tutorial guide for senior undergraduates and research students in science and engineering. After explaining the basic principles of Bayesian probability theory, their use is illustrated with a variety of examples ranging from elementary parameter estimation to image processing. Other topics covered include reliability analysis, multivariate optimization, least-squares and maximum likelihood, error-propagation, hypothesis testing, maximum entropy and experimental design.

The Second Edition of this successful tutorial book contains a new chapter on extensions to the ubiquitous least-squares procedure, allowing for the straightforward handling of outliers and unknown correlated noise, and a cutting-edge contribution from John Skilling on a novel numerical technique for Bayesian computation called 'nested sampling'.

About the Author: Devinderjit Singh Sivia
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Chilton
Oxon
OX11 5DJ John Skilling
Maximum Entropy Data Consultants
42 Southgate Street
Bury St Edmonds
Suffolk
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Bibliographic Details

Title: Data Analysis
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Usado - bueno
Edition: 2nd Edition