Stochastic Modeling of Scientific Data

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-44900-1
Verlag: Chapman and Hall/CRC

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 585 g

Stochastic Modeling of Scientific Data combines stochastic modeling and statistical inference in a variety of standard and less common models, such as point processes, Markov random fields and hidden Markov models in a clear, thoughtful and succinct manner. The distinguishing feature of this work is that, in addition to probability theory, it contains statistical aspects of model fitting and a variety of data sets that are either analyzed in the text or used as exercises. Markov chain Monte Carlo methods are introduced for evaluating likelihoods in complicated models and the forward backward algorithm for analyzing hidden Markov models is presented. The strength of this text lies in the use of informal language that makes the topic more accessible to non-mathematicians. The combinations of hard science topics with stochastic processes and their statistical inference puts it in a new category of probability textbooks. The numerous examples and exercises are drawn from astronomy, geology, genetics, hydrology, neurophysiology and physics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Guttorp, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Bayesianische Inferenz

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of contents; Discrete time Markov chains; Continuous time Markov chains; Markov random fields; Point processes; Brownian motion and diffusion; Appendix 1: Statistical theory for the multinomial distribution; Appendix 2: Linear difference equations with constant coefficients; Appendix 3: Some theory of partial differential equations.

Über Autor(innen)

Guttorp, Peter