Bolstad, William M.,  1943- <br/><br/>
Understanding computational Bayesian statistics / 
William M. Bolstad. 
 - Hoboken, N.J. :  Wiley,  2009. 
 - xiv, 315 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
 - Wiley series in computational statistics .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-311) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction to Bayesian statistics -- Monte Carlo sampling from the posterior -- Bayesian inference -- Bayesian statistics using conjugate priors -- Markov chains -- Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling from the posterior -- Statistical inference from a Markov chain Monte Carlo sample -- Logistic regression -- Poisson regression and proportional hazards model -- Gibbs sampling and hierarchical models -- Going forward with Markov chain Monte Carlo -- Appendix A: Using the included Minitab macros -- Appendix B: Using the included R functions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780470046098 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bayesian statistical decision theory--Data processing.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>519.542 B638U