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Empirical Bayes Methods for Data Analysis

By Bradley P. Carlin , Thomas A. Louis , Bradley Carlin

Book information

Publisher
Chapman & Hall
Year
2000
ISBN
1584881704
Open Library ID
OL18117917M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7436297 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
432\432
Library
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Time added
2009-10-26 15:40:52

Description

In recent years, Bayes and empirical Bayes (EB) methods have continued to increase in popularity and impact. Building on the first edition of their popular text, Carlin and Louis introduce these methods, demonstrate their usefulness in challenging applied settings, and show how they can be implemented using modern Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods. Their presentation is accessible to those new to Bayes and empirical Bayes methods, while providing in-depth coverage valuable to seasoned practitioners.With its broad appeal as a text for those in biomedical science, education, social science, agriculture, and engineering, this second edition offers a relatively gentle and comprehensive introduction for students and practitioners already familiar with more traditional frequentist statistical methods. Focusing on practical tools for data analysis, the book shows how properly structured Bayes and EB procedures typically have good frequentist and Bayesian performance, both in theory and in practice.

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