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Has somebody read the book and can let us know how it compares to similar books? Would you recommend it as an introduction to topic? I've always heard that it'
by lorenzfx 6y ago
Has somebody read the book and can let us know how it compares to similar books? Would you recommend it as an introduction to topic?
I've always heard that it's a bit on the dry side of things, but haven't actually read it myself.
- martingoodson 6y agoIt's a great book if you want to understand bayesian modeling in detail. Its not 'dry' as in boring - it's an interesting read. If you want something less technical then read Gelman and Hill 'Data Analysis Using Regression and Multilevel/Hierarchical Models', which is also great. More for scientists than statisticians, I'd say.
- anthony_doan 6y ago> Would you recommend it as an introduction to topic? No. I would not recommend it unless you have a strong foundation in statistic. If you want an introduction, I like "Doing Bayesian Data Analysis: A Tutorial with R and BUGS" by John K. Kruschke. It's basically the Bayesian intro statistic version of Wackerly's statistic book (frequentist).