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This highly acclaimed text, now available in paperback, provides a thorough account of key concepts and theoretical results, with particular emphasis on viewing statistical inference as a special case of decision theory. Information-theoretic concepts play a central role in the development of the theory, which provides, in particular, a detailed discussion of the problem of specification of so-called prior ignorance . The work is written from the authors s committed Bayesian perspective, but an overview of non-Bayesian theories is also provided, and each chapter contains a wide-ranging critical re-examination of controversial issues. The level of mathematics used is such that most material is accessible to readers with knowledge of advanced calculus. In particular, no knowledge of abstract measure theory is assumed, and the emphasis throughout is on statistical concepts rather than rigorous mathematics. The book will be an ideal source for all students and researchers in statistics, mathematics, decision analysis, economic and business studies, and all branches of science and engineering, who wish to further their understanding of Bayesian statisticsProduct Identifiers
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons INC International Concepts
ISBN-139780471494645
eBay Product ID (ePID)87852054
Product Key Features
Number of Pages610 Pages
Publication NameBayesian Theory
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMathematics
Publication Year2000
TypeTextbook
AuthorAdrian F. M. Smith, Jose M. Bernardo
SeriesWiley Series in Probability and Statistics
Dimensions
Item Height228 mm
Item Weight898 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorAdrian F. M. Smith, Jose M. Bernardo