Highlighting modern computational methods, "Applied Stochastic Modelling, Second Edition" provides students with the practical experience of scientific computing in applied statistics through a range of interesting real-world applications. It also successfully revises standard probability and statistical theory. Along with an updated bibliography and improved figures, this edition offers numerous updates throughout. New to the Second Edition: an extended discussion on Bayesian methods; a large number of new exercises; and, a new appendix on computational methods.The book covers both contemporary and classical aspects of statistics, including survival analysis, Kernel density estimation, Markov chain Monte Carlo, hypothesis testing, regression, bootstrap, and generalised linear models. Although the book can be used without reference to computational programs, the author provides the option of using powerful computational tools for stochastic modelling. All of the data sets and MATLAB[registered] programs found in the text are also available online. Continuing in the bestselling tradition of its predecessor, this textbook remains an excellent resource for teaching students how to fit stochastic models to data. INDICE: Introduction and Examples. Basic Model Fitting. Function Optimization. Basic Likelihood Tools. General Principles. Simulation Techniques. Bayesian Methods and Markov Chain Monte Carlo. General Families of Models.
- ISBN: 978-1-58488-666-2
- Editorial: Chapman Hall/CRC
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 345
- Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés