Introduction to WinBUGS for Ecologists: Bayesian approach to regression, ANOVA, mixed models and related analyses

摘要: Bayesian statistics has exploded into biology and its sub-disciplines such as ecology over the past decade. The free software program WinBUGS open-source sister OpenBugs is currently only flexible general-purpose available with which average ecologist can conduct their own standard non-standard statistics. Introduction to WINBUGS for Ecologists goes right heart of matter by providing ecologists a comprehensive, yet concise, guide applying types models that they use most often: linear (LM), generalized (GLM), mixed (LMM) (GLMM).Introduction combines simulated data sets "paired" analyses using (in framework analysis) in R frequentist mode inference) uses very detailed step-by-step tutorial presentation style really lets reader repeat every step application given research. - essential theories key used Complete juxtaposition classical Analysis same WinBUGS- Provides detail code required all analyses- Written ecological language examples- Companion Web Appendix contains contained book, additional material (including more solutions exercises)- Tutorial approach shows how implement analysis practical problems face