Statistics: A Bayesian Perspective (Statistics)

Appropriate for a one-term introductory statistics course, this text introduces statistical concepts and methods from a predominantly Bayesian perspective. It covers standard topics taking the Bayesian view that subjectivity is inevitable in science and that different conclusions from the same study are normal and stresses the advantages of this approach in scientific inference. It presents statistics as a means of integrating data into the scientific process and stresses data analysis and experimental design ideas early. Statistics: A Bayesian Perspective is a general introductory test that only assumes familiarity with college algebra and offers the following significant features: it is the only introductory textbook based on Bayesian ideas, it combines concepts and methods, it presents statistics as a means of integrating data into the scientific process, it develops ideas through uncommonly interesting and real-world examples, it introduces, early on, ideas of data analysis and experimental design, and it includes a data disk that also contains Minitab macros specifically useful for calculations Donald A. Berry. An Alexander Kugushev Book. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Computer Requirements For Diskette: Ibm Pc Or Compatible.