The Bayesian way : introductory statistics for economists and engineers /: introductory statistics for economists and engineers. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Svein Nyberg.
• Authors: Nyberg, Svein Olav
• Contents: Dedication v Preface ix 1 Introduction 1 Part I Foundations 7 2 Data 9 3 Multivariate Data 31 4 Set Theory and Combinatorics 51 5 Probability 71 6 Bayes’ Theorem 107 7 Stochastic Variables on ℝ 137 8 Stochastic Variables II 171 9 Discrete Distributions 197 10 Continuous Distributions 225 Part II Inference 267 11 Introduction 269 12 Bayes’ Theorem for Distributions 279 13 Bayes’ Theorem with Hyperparameters 299 14 Bayesian Hypothesis Testing 329 15 Estimates 351 16 Frequentist Inference 371 17 Linear Regression 389 A Appendix 405 B Solutions to Exercises 423 C Tables 489 Index 497
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 519.542; Bayesian statistical decision theory; Economics -- Statistical methods; Engineering -- Statistical methods
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119246893; 9781119246886
• Related ISBNs: 9781119246879
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