Bayesian Methods for Ecology
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Leiden
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780511284946
Subjects: Bayesian statistical decision theory; Ecology
Description: An accessible text describing how to use Bayesian methods of statistical analysis in ecology.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Critiques of statistical methods; 3 Analysing averages and frequencies; 4 How good are the models?; 5 Regression and correlation; 6 Analysis of variance; Case studies; 7 Mark-recapture analysis; 8 Effects of marking frogs; 9 Population dynamics; 10 Subjective priors; 11 Conclusion; Appendices; A A tutorial for running WinBUGS; B Probability distributions; C MCMC algorithms; References; Index.