{"product_id":"bayesian-analysis-for-population-ecology-ruth-king-9781439811870","title":"Bayesian Analysis for Population Ecology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNovel Statistical Tools for Conserving and Managing Populations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy gathering information on key demographic parameters, scientists can often predict how populations will develop in the future and relate these parameters to external influences, such as global warming. Because of their ability to easily incorporate random effects, fit state-space models, evaluate posterior model probabilities, and deal with missing data, modern Bayesian methods have become important in this area of statistical inference and forecasting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmphasising model choice and model averaging, \u003cstrong\u003eBayesian Analysis for Population Ecology\u003c\/strong\u003e presents up-to-date methods for analysing complex ecological data. Leaders in the statistical ecology field, the authors apply the theory to a wide range of actual case studies and illustrate the methods using WinBUGS and R. The computer programs and full details of the data sets are available on the book's website.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first part of the book focuses on models and their corresponding likelihood functions. The authors examine classical methods of inference for estimating model parameters, including maximum-likelihood estimates of parameters using numerical optimisation algorithms. After building this foundation, the authors develop the Bayesian approach for fitting models to data. They also compare Bayesian and traditional approaches to model fitting and inference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring challenging problems in population ecology, this book shows how to use the latest Bayesian methods to analyse data. It enables readers to apply the methods to their own problems with confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth King,Byron Morgan,Olivier Gimenez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439811873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439811870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2010 pg. 46","brand":"Ruth King","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136644296959,"sku":"9781439811870","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_72354488-9ba5-4eb5-b96e-730cfad90613.jpg?v=1770163912","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bayesian-analysis-for-population-ecology-ruth-king-9781439811870","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}