Springer Bayesian and Frequentist Regression Methods (Springer Series in Statistics)

Product Description This book provides a balanced, modern introduction to Bayesian and frequentist methods for regression analysis. The author discusses Frequentist and Bayesian Inferences; Linear Models; Binary Data Models; General Regression Models and Survival Models. Review “JonWakefield’s Bayesian and Frequentist Regression Methods provides an excellent parallel treatment of Frequentist followed by Bayesian approaches to linear, generalised linear, generalised linear mixed and non-parametric regression models. This book is impressive both in terms of its coverage and its contents and is an exceptional resource for students and researchers who have some familiarity with these topics.” (Sanjib Basu, International Statistical Review, Vol. 84 (1), 2016) "Jon Wakefield’s book Bayesian and Frequentist Regression Methods is an incomparable regression text in that it provides the most comprehensive combination of Bayesian and frequentist methods that exists...The book also discusses a comparison of Bayesian and frequentist approaches in basic inferential procedures, hypothesis testing, variable selection, and general regression modeling...no book expounds the subject in the manner of this book, which provides an extensive and thorough discussion of the regression analysis to reflect recent advances in the field from the two statistical perspectives in terms of methods, implementation, and practical applications." (Taeryon Choi, Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics)  “This book is dedicated to describing the Bayesian and frequentist regression methods and to illustrating the use of these methods. … This book could be used for three separate graduate courses: regression methods for independent data; regression methods for dependent data; and nonparametric regression and classification. … the book would be a valuable asset for graduate students, researchers in the area of Bayesian and frequentist methods and an invaluable resource for libraries.” (B. M. Golam Kibria, Mathematical Reviews, January, 2014) "There are a number of books on applied regression, but connecting the applied principles to theory is a challenge. A related challenge in exposition is to unify the three goals noted at the beginning of this review. Wakefield’s book is an excellent start." (Andrew Gelman, Statistics in Medicine, 2015) Review This book is a gem. It is a unique modern regression book, because it includes both Frequentist and Bayesian methods for many of the data types encountered in modern regression analysis, generally put one after the other, so that readers can learn about and compare the two approaches immediately. Topics go through and beyond nonlinear mixed models. All the methods are motivated by interesting data sets, and there are many other data sets available from the author’s web site. There is both R and WinBUGS code for everything. The writing is unusually clear: philosophically, about the practical problems, about the development of the methods and in the data analysis, and it also has a strong series of exercises. It serves especially well as a textbook, but can also be used as a methods reference book. -Raymond J. Carroll, Distinguished Professor, Texas A&M UniversityArguably the most important development of the statistical discipline over the last 40 years has been its progressive de-compartmentalisation.  In the 1970s, generalized linear models unified a wide range of statistical methods for analysing independently replicated data.  In the 1980s, generalized linear mixed models did much the same for dependent data of various kinds, including spatial, longitudinal and genetic settings. Jon Wakefield’s impressive new book takes this process a stage further by recognising that modern computational developments have made models outside the generalized linear class equally accessible, and by taking a refreshingly pragmatic view of different approaches to inference.  The book del