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I always think that having a better understanding of statistics and the mathematics associated with Bayesian calculations would be useful but I don't know where
by song 12y ago
I always think that having a better understanding of statistics and the mathematics associated with Bayesian calculations would be useful but I don't know where to start.
What would be a good book for me to learn?
- Matumio 12y agoDepends on your background. For me Chapter 28 about "Model Comparison and Occam's Razor" in MacKay's book was an eye-opener regarding the usefulness of Bayesian methods. http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/itprnn/book.html http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/itprnn/book.html This book is good if you are interested in information theory and machine learning, but it assumes a basic math and probability background.
- tmoertel 12y agoProbability Theory: The Logic of Science, by E.T. Jaynes, is a highly readable definitive reference that builds the theory from the ground up. The first three chapters are all you need for your purposes and are available online for free (link below), but the entire book is wonderful and well worth reading if you are serious about the subject. http://bayes.wustl.edu/etj/prob/book.pdf http://bayes.wustl.edu/etj/prob/book.pdf