Bayesian Statistics for the Social Sciences

by David Kaplan

The second edition of this practical book equips social science researchers to apply the latest Bayesian methodologies to their data analysis problems. It includes new chapters on model uncertainty, Bayesian variable selection and sparsity, and Bayesian workflow for statistical modeling. Clearly explaining frequentist and epistemic probability and prior distributions, the second edition emphasizes use of the open-source RStan software package...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1462553540
• ISBN13: 9781462553549
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 10.0"