Bayesian reasoning in data analysis : a critical introduction /
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| Author / Creator: | D'Agostini, G. (Giulio) |
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| Imprint: | River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, c2003. |
| Description: | xix, 329 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5136793 |
Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1. Critical review and outline of the Bayesian alternative
- 1. Uncertainty in physics and the usual methods of handling it
- 2. A probabilistic theory of measurement uncertainty
- Pt. 2. A Bayesian primer
- 3. Subjective probability and Bayes' theorem
- 4. Probability distributions (a concise reminder)
- 5. Bayesian inference of continuous quantities
- 6. Gaussian likelihood
- 7. Counting experiments
- 8. Bypassing Bayes' theorem for routine applications
- 9. Bayesian unfolding
- Pt. 3. Further comments, examples and applications
- 10. Miscellanea on general issues in probability and inference
- 11. Combination of experimental results: a closer look
- 12. Asymmetric uncertainties and nonlinear propagation
- 13. Which priors for frontier physics?
- Pt. 4. Conclusion
- 14. Conclusions and bibliography.
