Bayesian Statistics: An Introduction

by Peter M. Lee

Thoroughly updated and expanded, this successful introduction to the subject includes a new chapter on hierarchical methods in Bayesian statistics and gives a fuller treatment of empirical Bayes methods. It also includes a chapter on real numerical methods, especially the EM algorithm and
Gibbs sampling, and a description of Bayes linear methods.

Genres: Mathematics, Reference

360 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1900

Reviews

[Otto Hahaa · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have had the second edition on my shelf for more than ten years. From time to time I pick it up and start reading. But every time there is a point where I just have to stop, because I cannot understand anything anymore. This point keeps creeping forwards, so I am not completely hopeless. Unfortunately, the world has gone forward, and the second edition is sort of outdated. More modern books would put MCMC methods more in the centre, not just as an after thought at the end of the book. So, I must find another Bayesian book I should try to read for the next ten years…

[Tarek Amr · Rating 2 out of 5]

Is it me or the book is very hard to grasp. Every time I pick it to read about a concept there, I get lost in mathematical notation with no clear explanation.