LEADER 02912oam 2200481 450 001 9910426053503321 005 20210617152319.0 010 $a3-030-60750-X 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-60750-0 035 $a(CKB)4100000011610193 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-60750-0 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6455903 035 $a(PPN)252510534 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011610193 100 $a20210617d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIntroduction to Bayesian methods in ecology and natural resources /$fEdwin J. Green, Andrew O. Finley, William E. Strawderman 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cSpringer,$d[2020] 210 4$d©2020 215 $a1 online resource (XII, 183 p. 60 illus., 13 illus. in color.) 311 $a3-030-60749-6 327 $a1. 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. 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aApplied ecology$xStatistical methods 606 $aBayesian statistical decision theory 615 0$aApplied ecology$xStatistical methods. 615 0$aBayesian statistical decision theory. 676 $a577.0727 700 $aGreen$b Edwin J.$01059798 702 $aFinley$b Andrew O. 702 $aStrawderman$b William E. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910426053503321 996 $aIntroduction to Bayesian methods in ecology and natural resources$92508248 997 $aUNINA