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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100471943479
ISBN-139780471943471
eBay Product ID (ePID)1203642
Product Key Features
Number of Pages412 Pages
Publication NameAspects of Uncertainty : a Tribute to D. V. Lindley
LanguageEnglish
SubjectProbability & Statistics / General, Statistics
Publication Year1994
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMathematics, Business & Economics
AuthorP. R. Freeman
SeriesWiley Series in Probability and Statistics Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight29.1 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number1
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN93-033678
Dewey Edition20
Series Volume Number243
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal519.5/42
Table Of ContentPartial table of contents:Dennis Lindley: The First 70 Years (P. Armitage).The Operational Bayesian Approach (R. Barlow & M. Mendel).Pivotal Inference Illustrated on the Darwin Maize Data (G. Barnard).Bayes' Theorem in Latent Variable Modelling (D. Bartholomew).Bayesian Sampling Schemes for Auditors (J. Bather & P. Browne).Inference for a Covariance Matrix (P. Brown, et al.).Residual Analysis and Outliers in Bayesian Hierarchical Models (K. Chaloner).The Island Problem: Coherent Use of Identification Evidence (A. Dawid).Utility: Probability's Younger Twin?(S. French).Bayesian Decision Theory and the Legal Structure (J. Kadane).On Two Classic Theorems Involving the Characteristic Function (W. Smith).Index.
SynopsisThe material contained in this book forms a coherent and focused survey of the most recent research in Bayesian statistics and decision theory. The contributing authors, whose previously unpublished papers are featured in this volume, are at the leading edge of this rapidly expanding and topical subject, making this book essential reading for all those interested in Bayesian statistics and decision theory, whether practitioners or researchers.