{"product_id":"practical-bayesian-inference-a-primer-for-physical-scientists-hardback-9781107192119","title":"Practical Bayesian Inference; A Primer for Physical Scientists (Hardback) 9781107192119","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePractical Bayesian Inference\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Primer for Physical Scientists\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book introduces the major concepts of probability and statistics, along with the necessary computational tools, for undergraduates and graduate students.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCoryn A. L. Bailer-Jones (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107192119, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 April 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 85 b\/w illus.  6 tables\u003cbr\u003e25.3 x 17.8 x 1.7 cm, 0.78 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Practical Bayesian Inference provides the fundamental concepts of probability and statistics as well as the computational mechanisms that an average student may use to extract maximum information from data plagued with uncertainties.' Fred Boadu, The Leading Edge\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eScience is fundamentally about learning from data, and doing so in the presence of uncertainty. This volume is an introduction to the major concepts of probability and statistics, and the computational tools for analysing and interpreting data. It describes the Bayesian approach, and explains how this can be used to fit and compare models in a range of problems. Topics covered include regression, parameter estimation, model assessment, and Monte Carlo methods, as well as widely used classical methods such as regularization and hypothesis testing. The emphasis throughout is on the principles, the unifying probabilistic approach, and showing how the methods can be implemented in practice. R code (with explanations) is included and is available online, so readers can reproduce the plots and results for themselves. Aimed primarily at undergraduate and graduate students, these techniques can be applied to a wide range of data analysis problems beyond the scope of this work.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Probability basics\u003cbr\u003e 2. Estimation and uncertainty\u003cbr\u003e 3. Statistical models and inference\u003cbr\u003e 4. Linear models, least squares, and maximum likelihood\u003cbr\u003e 5. Parameter estimation: single parameter\u003cbr\u003e 6. Parameter estimation: multiple parameters\u003cbr\u003e 7. Approximating distributions\u003cbr\u003e 8. Monte Carlo methods for inference\u003cbr\u003e 9. Parameter estimation: Markov chain Monte Carlo\u003cbr\u003e 10. Frequentist hypothesis testing\u003cbr\u003e 11. Model comparison\u003cbr\u003e 12. Dealing with more complicated problems\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Mathematical physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematical physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematical%20physics%20%5BPHU%5D%22\"\u003ePHU\u003c\/a\u003e], Maths for scientists [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Maths for scientists\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Maths%20for%20scientists%20%5BPDE%5D%22\"\u003ePDE\u003c\/a\u003e], Mathematical modelling [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematical modelling\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematical%20modelling%20%5BPBWH%5D%22\"\u003ePBWH\u003c\/a\u003e], Probability \u0026amp; statistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Probability \u0026amp; statistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Probability%20\u0026amp;%20statistics%20%5BPBT%5D%22\"\u003ePBT\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005097365784,"sku":"9781107192119","price":75.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107192119i_bd09a937-7d64-44aa-b145-00d3b82dc5d5.jpg?v=1691362684","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/practical-bayesian-inference-a-primer-for-physical-scientists-hardback-9781107192119","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}