Computational statistics /

This new edition continues to serve as a comprehensive guide to modern and classical methods of statistical computing. The book is comprised of four main parts spanning the field: Optimization ; Integration and Simulation ; Bootstrapping ; Density Estimation and Smoothing. Within these sections, eac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Givens, Geof H.
Other Authors: Hoeting, Jennifer A. (Jennifer Ann), 1966-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2013.
Edition:Second edition
Series:Wiley series in computational statistics.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This new edition continues to serve as a comprehensive guide to modern and classical methods of statistical computing. The book is comprised of four main parts spanning the field: Optimization ; Integration and Simulation ; Bootstrapping ; Density Estimation and Smoothing. Within these sections, each chapter includes a comprehensive introduction and step-by-step implementation summaries to accompany the explanations of key methods. The new edition includes updated coverage and existing topics as well as new topics such as adaptive MCMC and bootstrapping for correlated data. The book website now includes comprehensive R code for the entire book. There are extensive exercises, real examples, and helpful insights about how to use the methods in practice.--Publisher website.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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