Bayesian Analysis for the Social Sciences

Bayesian Analysis for the Social Sciences
ISBN-10
0470686634
ISBN-13
9780470686638
Category
Mathematics
Pages
598
Language
English
Published
2009-10-27
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
Simon Jackman

Description

Bayesian methods are increasingly being used in the social sciences, as the problems encountered lend themselves so naturally to the subjective qualities of Bayesian methodology. This book provides an accessible introduction to Bayesian methods, tailored specifically for social science students. It contains lots of real examples from political science, psychology, sociology, and economics, exercises in all chapters, and detailed descriptions of all the key concepts, without assuming any background in statistics beyond a first course. It features examples of how to implement the methods using WinBUGS – the most-widely used Bayesian analysis software in the world – and R – an open-source statistical software. The book is supported by a Website featuring WinBUGS and R code, and data sets.

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