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UNINA9910426053503321 |
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Autore |
Green Edwin J. |
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Introduction to Bayesian methods in ecology and natural resources / / Edwin J. Green, Andrew O. Finley, William E. Strawderman |
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Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2020] |
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©2020 |
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[1st ed. 2020.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XII, 183 p. 60 illus., 13 illus. in color.) |
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Applied ecology - Statistical methods |
Bayesian statistical decision theory |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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1. Introduction -- 2. Probability Theory and Some Useful Probability Distribution -- 3. Choice of Prior Distribution -- 4. Elementary Bayesian Analyses -- 5. Hypothesis Testing and Model Choice -- 6. Linear Models -- 7. General Linear Models -- 8. Spatial Models. |
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This book presents modern Bayesian analysis in a format that is accessible to researchers in the fields of ecology, wildlife biology, and natural resource management. Bayesian analysis has undergone a remarkable transformation since the early 1990s. Widespread adoption of Markov chain Monte Carlo techniques has made the Bayesian paradigm the viable alternative to classical statistical procedures for scientific inference. The Bayesian approach has a number of desirable qualities, three chief ones being: i) the mathematical procedure is always the same, allowing the analyst to concentrate on the scientific aspects of the problem; ii) historical information is readily used, when appropriate; and iii) hierarchical models are readily accommodated. This monograph contains numerous worked examples and the requisite computer programs. The latter are easily modified to meet new situations. A primer on probability distributions is also included because these form the basis of Bayesian inference. Researchers and graduate students in Ecology and Natural Resource Management will find this book a valuable reference. |
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UNINA9910781099003321 |
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Autore |
Bruce Ian <1953-> |
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Academic writing and genre : a systematic analysis / Ian Bruce |
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London ; New York, : Continuum, 2008 |
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1-4742-1171-2 |
1-282-45224-X |
9786612452246 |
1-4411-3647-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (203 p.) |
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Literary form - Study and teaching (Higher) |
Academic writing - Study and teaching (Higher) |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-184) and index |
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1. Genre constructs and the teaching of writing -- 2. The two main pedagogical approaches to genre: a review -- 3. Cognitive discourse categories -- 4. Operationalising cognitive genres -- 5. Cognitive genres and EAP writing courses -- 6. The scope of social genre knowledge -- 7. Teaching a higher level research genre -- Bibliography -- Index -- |
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The focus of this book is the use of genre-based approaches to teaching academic writing. Genre-based courses enable second language learners to integrate their linguistic, organisational and contextual knowledge in a variety of different tasks. The book reviews pedagogical approaches to genre through English for Specific Purposes and Systemic Functional Linguistics to present a synthesis of the current research being undertaken in the field. From this theoretical base, Ian Bruce proposes a new model of genre-based approaches to academic writing, and analyses the ways in which this can be implemented in pedagogy and curriculum design. Academic Writing and Genre is a cutting-edge monograph which will be essential reading for researchers in applied linguistics. |
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