1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780458803321

Titolo

Studies in Japanese bilingualism [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mary Goebel Noguchi and Sandra Fotos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clevedon [England] ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters Ltd., c2001

ISBN

1-280-82780-7

9786610827800

9781853597086

1-85359-708-2

Descrizione fisica

x, 386 p

Collana

Bilingual education and bilingualism ; ; 22

Altri autori (Persone)

NoguchiMary Goebel <1951->

FotosSandra

Disciplina

495.6/042

Soggetti

Bilingualism - Japan

Education, Bilingual - Social aspects - Japan

Linguistic minorities - Education - Social aspects - Japan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910483162803321

Autore

Chopin Nicolas

Titolo

An Introduction to Sequential Monte Carlo / / by Nicolas Chopin, Omiros Papaspiliopoulos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

9783030478452

3030478459

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXIV, 378 p. 60 illus.)

Collana

Springer Series in Statistics, , 2197-568X

Disciplina

519.282

518.282

Soggetti

Statistics

Big data

System theory

Mathematical statistics - Data processing

Statistical Theory and Methods

Big Data

Complex Systems

Statistics and Computing

Statistics in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1 Preface -- 2 Introduction to state-space models -- 3 Beyond state-space models -- 4 Introduction to Markov processes -- 5 Feynman-Kac models: definition, properties and recursions -- 6 Finite state-spaces and hidden Markov models -- 7 Linear-Gaussian state-space models -- 8 Importance sampling -- 9 Importance resampling -- 10 Particle filtering -- 11 Convergence and stability of particle filters -- 12 Particle smoothing -- 13 Sequential quasi-Monte Carlo -- 14 Maximum likelihood estimation of state-space models -- 15 Markov chain Monte Carlo -- 16 Bayesian estimation of state-space models and particle MCMC -- 17 SMC samplers -- 18 SMC2, sequential inference in state-space models -- 19 Advanced topics and open problems.



Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a general introduction to Sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) methods, also known as particle filters. These methods have become a staple for the sequential analysis of data in such diverse fields as signal processing, epidemiology, machine learning, population ecology, quantitative finance, and robotics. The coverage is comprehensive, ranging from the underlying theory to computational implementation, methodology, and diverse applications in various areas of science. This is achieved by describing SMC algorithms as particular cases of a general framework, which involves concepts such as Feynman-Kac distributions, and tools such as importance sampling and resampling. This general framework is used consistently throughout the book. Extensive coverage is provided on sequential learning (filtering, smoothing) of state-space (hidden Markov) models, as this remains an important application of SMC methods. More recent applications, such as parameter estimation of these models (through e.g. particle Markov chain Monte Carlo techniques) and the simulation of challenging probability distributions (in e.g. Bayesian inference or rare-event problems), are also discussed. The book may be used either as a graduate text on Sequential Monte Carlo methods and state-space modeling, or as a general reference work on the area. Each chapter includes a set of exercises for self-study, a comprehensive bibliography, and a “Python corner,” which discusses the practical implementation of the methods covered. In addition, the book comes with an open source Python library, which implements all the algorithms described in the book, and contains all the programs that were used to perform the numerical experiments.