Introduction to Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling for Ecological Data

By: Eric Parent, Etienne Rivot

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Hardcover | 27 August 2012 | Edition Number 1

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Making statistical modeling and inference more accessible to ecologists and related scientists, Introduction to Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling for Ecological Data gives readers a flexible and effective framework to learn about complex ecological processes from various sources of data. It also helps readers get started on building their own statistical models.

The text begins with simple models that progressively become more complex and realistic through explanatory covariates and intermediate hidden states variables. When fitting the models to data, the authors gradually present the concepts and techniques of the Bayesian paradigm from a practical point of view using real case studies. They emphasize how hierarchical Bayesian modeling supports multidimensional models involving complex interactions between parameters and latent variables. Data sets, exercises, and R and WinBUGS codes are available on the authors' website.

This book shows how Bayesian statistical modeling provides an intuitive way to organize data, test ideas, investigate competing hypotheses, and assess degrees of confidence of predictions. It also illustrates how conditional reasoning can dismantle a complex reality into more understandable pieces. As conditional reasoning is intimately linked with Bayesian thinking, considering hierarchical models within the Bayesian setting offers a unified and coherent framework for modeling, estimation, and prediction.

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"This book is a welcome addition to the Bayesian literature. It is well written and amply illustrates Bayesian methods with practical applications in fisheries management. The programs for data analyses are available on the book's website, allowing users to get their 'hands dirty' and in the process really understand the model construction and the software."
- Subhash R. Lele, Ecology, 95(1), 2014

"The book is well written and easy to read, and the material presented deserves a greater exposure in taught statistics courses. I thoroughly recommend the book and believe that the statistical techniques and their application to quantitative fisheries science could ideally complement a short undergraduate course in applied statistics."
-Carl M. O'Brien, International Statistical Review (2013), 81

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