Book ID: 91699
McCarthy, Michael A.
Bayesian Methods for Ecology. 2007. 46 line drawings. XIII, 296 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
The author describes the basics of Bayesian statistical methods in an easily accessible style. He describes a multitude of analyses typically conducted by ecologists, and a free computer program is provided, allowing the reader to replicate the results in the book and modify the examples to their own data. Contents (partly): Critiques of statistical methods/ Analysing averages and frequencies/ How good are the models?/ Regression and correlation/ Analysis of variance/ Mark-recapture analysis/ Effects of marking frogs/ Population dynamics/ Subjective priors/ etc.