Author | : David R. Anderson |
File Size | : 45,8 Mb |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 22 December 2007 |
ISBN | : 9780387740751 |
Pages | : 184 pages |
Model Based Inference in the Life Sciences by David R. Anderson Book PDF Summary
This textbook introduces a science philosophy called "information theoretic" based on Kullback-Leibler information theory. It focuses on a science philosophy based on "multiple working hypotheses" and statistical models to represent them. The text is written for people new to the information-theoretic approaches to statistical inference, whether graduate students, post-docs, or professionals. Readers are however expected to have a background in general statistical principles, regression analysis, and some exposure to likelihood methods. This is not an elementary text as it assumes reasonable competence in modeling and parameter estimation.