Data Analysis: A Bayesian Tutorial

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'.


Author: Devinderjit Sivia, John Skilling
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 07/01/2006
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.14h x 7.56w x 0.57d
ISBN: 9780198568322

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 12/01/2006 pg. 33

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
IP33 2AZ

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