Case Studies in Bayesian Statistics, Volume II

ISBN-13: 9780387945668 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 370 str.

Constantine Gatsonis; James S. Hodges; Robert E. Kaas

Opis

Presents applications of Bayesian statistical analysis, each of which emphasizes the scientific context of the problems it attempts to solve. This volume focuses on biomedical applications.

Spis treści

Invited Papers (with discussions).- A Bayesian Model for Organ Blood Flow Measurement with Colored Microspheres.- Elicitation, Monitoring, and Analysis for an AIDS Clinical Trial.- Accurate Restoration of DNA Sequences.- Analysis and Reconstruction of Medical Images Using Prior Information.- Contributed Papers.- Combining Information from Multiple Sources in the Analysis of a Non-Equivalent Control Group Design.- Road Closure: Combining Data and Expert Opinion.- Optimal Design for Heart Defibrillators.- Longitudinal Care Patterns for Disabled Elders: A Bayesian Analysis of Missing Data.- Bayesian Inference for the Mean of a Stratified Population When There are Order Restrictions.- Hierarchical Modelling of Consumer Heterogeneity: An Application to Target Marketing.- Author Index.