{"product_id":"bayesian-approach-to-intrepreting-archaeological-caitlin-e-buck-9780471961970","title":"Bayesian Approach to Intrepreting Archaeological Data","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStatistics in Practice\u003c\/b\u003e A new series of practical books outliningthe use of statistical techniques in a wide range of applicationareas: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHuman and Biological Sciences\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEarth and Environmental Sciences\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndustry, Commerce and Finance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors of this important text explore the processes throughwhich archaeologists analyse their data and how these can be mademore rigorous and effective by sound statistical modelling. Theyassume relatively little previous statistical or mathematicalknowledge. Introducing the idea underlying the Bayesian approach tothe statistical analysis of data and their subsequentinterpretation, the authors demonstrate the major advantage of thisapproach, i.e. that it allows the incorporation of relevant priorknowledge or beliefs into the analysis. By doing so it provides alogical and coherent way of updating beliefs from those held beforeobserving the data to those held after taking the data intoaccount. To illustrate the power and effectiveness of mathematicaland statistical modelling within the Bayesian framework, a varietyof real case studies are presented covering areas of commoninterest to archaeologists. These case studies cover applicationsin areas such as radiocarbon dating, spatial analysis, provenancestudies and other dating methods. Background to these case studiesis provided for those readers not so familiar with the subject.Thus, the book provides an examination of the theoretical andpractical consequences of Bayesian analysis for examining problemsin archaeology. Students of archaeology and related disciplines andprofessional archaeologists will find the book an informative andpractical introduction to the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Caitlin E. Buck, William G. Cavanagh, Cliff D. Litton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0471961973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780471961970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.28w x 1.13d","brand":"Caitlin E. Buck","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44809615769855,"sku":"9780471961970","price":187.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bdb88672-a9f2-499d-85ae-91e7375b45a3.jpg?v=1707926994","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bayesian-approach-to-intrepreting-archaeological-caitlin-e-buck-9780471961970","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}