Michael A. McCarthy

Bayesian Methods for Ecology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Statistical analysis of data is fundamentally important in ecology but most ecologists have difficulty with conducting analyses. McCarthy describes how to use Bayesian methods to analyse a wide range of data and models in ecology. This accessible text will appeal to academic researchers, upper undergraduate and graduate students of Ecology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 504g
• ISBN-13: 9780521615594
• ISBN-10: 0521615593
• Artikelnr.: 22579447

Autorenporträt

Michael A. McCarthy is Senior Ecologist at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Melbourne and Senior Fellow in the School of Botany at the University of Melbourne.

Inhaltsangabe

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; Appendix A. A tutorial for running WinBUGS; Appendix B. Probability distributions; Appendix C. MCMC algorithms.

Rezensionen

"[This book] will advance any ecologists' understanding of Bayesian statistics. ... the many diverse examples, which are the book's greatest strength, make the topic very approachable, even for people with moderate understanding of statistical theory. ... I therefore would highly recommend it to any ecologist interested in learning more about Bayesian statistics, and especially to those who want to learn to run Bayesian analyses in Win BUGS." - Tabitha Graves, Ecology