2nd Edition

Bayesian Hierarchical Models With Applications Using R, Second Edition

By Peter D. Congdon Copyright 2020
592 Pages 70 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

592 Pages 70 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

592 Pages 70 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

An intermediate-level treatment of Bayesian hierarchical models and their applications, this book demonstrates the advantages of a Bayesian approach to data sets involving inferences for collections of related units or variables, and in methods where parameters can be treated as random collections. Through illustrative data analysis and attention to statistical computing, this book facilitates... Read more

Contents



Preface



1. Bayesian Methods for Complex Data: Estimation and Inference



2. Bayesian Analysis Options in R, and Coding for BUGS, JAGS, and Stan



3. Model Fit, Comparison, and Checking



4. Borrowing Strength via Hierarchical Estimation



5. Time Structured Priors



6. Representing Spatial Dependence



7. Regression Techniques Using Hierarchical Priors



8. Bayesian Multilevel Models



9. Factor Analysis, Structural Equation Models, and Multivariate Priors



10. Hierarchical Models for Longitudinal Data



11. Survival and Event History Models



12. Hierarchical Methods for Nonlinear and Quantile Regression




 

Biography

Peter Congdon is Research Professor in Quantitative Geography and Health Statistics at Queen Mary, University of London.

"...The material covered in the almost 600 pages is broad, rich, and presented in a dense and conciseway. There is a notable emphasis on longitudinal models, spatial applications as well as structural equations models, which seems natural given the focus on hierarchicalmodels...The readership that will benefit most from the book might be statisticians with intermediateor advanced-level expertise in Bayesian statistics and at least some basic experience in the software implementation of Bayesian modeling techniques. The second edition is particularly worthwhile since it catches up with the computational developments of the last decade. Overall, the book nicely illustrates the richness and the flexibility of hierarchical modeling options within the Bayesian framework."
- Christian Stock, Biometrical Journal, October 2020