[HN Gopher] Bayesian Data Analysis, Third Edition [pdf]
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Bayesian Data Analysis, Third Edition [pdf]
Author : malshe
Score : 277 points
Date : 2020-05-06 14:30 UTC (8 hours ago)
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| metakermit wrote:
| If someone wants a more interactive companion-book targeted more
| towards Python developers, check out "Probabilistic Programming &
| Bayesian Methods for Hackers":
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| http://camdavidsonpilon.github.io/Probabilistic-Programming-...
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| Relevant quote:
|
| > "I ... read this book ... I like it!" - Andrew Gelman
| cambalache wrote:
| For the unaware I also recommend prof Gelman blog.
| https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/
| clircle wrote:
| Great book loaded with practical information. I'll also recommend
| Christian Robert's The Bayesian Choice for the more math-y
| decision theory crowd.
| whatok wrote:
| The book is also available on Prof Gelman's department site which
| I would probably link to instead:
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| http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/book/
| malshe wrote:
| This is Aki Vehtari's website who is a coauthor of this book
| and I got the link from his Github page:
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| https://github.com/avehtari/BDA_course_Aalto
| ajaalto wrote:
| The first link points to Aki Vehtari's personal page. He is one
| of the co-authors.
| malshe wrote:
| Thanks for clarifying this! I did not realize the domain name
| will cause skepticism :)
| whatok wrote:
| Ah my mistake. Didn't recognize the domain.
| [deleted]
| petulla wrote:
| Gelman et al also updated Regression and Other Stories's example
| page https://avehtari.github.io/ROS-Examples/
| rintakumpu wrote:
| Lecture videos to go with it
| https://aalto.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Sessions/List.a....
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| mwexler wrote:
| Another good one to read is Statistical Rethinking via
| https://xcelab.net/rm/statistical-rethinking/. A bit easier to
| understand than Gelman's book, but together, these give you an
| amazing foundation in modern bayesian analysis.
|
| Cam's book, mentioned also in the comments, is also wonderful.
| 0xdeadbeefbabe wrote:
| What are the chances a good foundation in modern bayesian
| analysis will pay off?
|
| I feel like I won't be able to answer with satisfaction till I
| have a good foundation...
| ssivark wrote:
| I think a good conceptual foundation is the difference
| between someone who throws buzzword solutions at a problem to
| see what sticks, and someone who can make a good tweak to get
| working a standard-ish idea that doesn't quite work out of
| the box. Without understanding these concepts it is easy to
| get stuck spinning in loops on a complicated problem -- where
| tweaking to improve one thing messes with another thing.
|
| I won't claim Bayesian is the only conceptual framework, but
| I found it particularly intuitive and straightforward -- and
| gives you a lot of flexibility. Refer an earlier discussion
| on Bayesian approaches a few days ago.
| rhymer wrote:
| Second this. Richard is a great lecturer. Highly recommend his
| lecture recordings. His winter 2019 lecture videos and
| materials can be found here:
| https://github.com/rmcelreath/statrethinking_winter2019
| oarabbus_ wrote:
| At the risk of sounding quite silly, how do people read these
| textbooks? Do people (who are not in graduate studies) actually
| work through entire books, or just particular chapters?
|
| I grinded through textbooks during my graduate studies, but I
| had to, in order to complete the HW and pass the courses.
|
| But since joining industry I've not been able to actually work
| through a textbook - when I try to attempt the problems, I'll
| find a couple have passed and only one or two problems have
| been completed - I simply find it a challenge to find the time
| to work through book exercises.
| Barrin92 wrote:
| >At the risk of sounding quite silly, how do people read
| these textbooks
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| literally just front to back. I did maths in university and
| when I started to work for a few years I didn't get too do
| much of it so I just got into the habit to put half an hour a
| day aside to work through whatever books I find interesting.
|
| I actually enjoy it much more now than I did in uni given
| that I can do it at my own pace now and for fun.
| lorenzfx wrote:
| Has somebody read the book and can let us know how it compares to
| similar books? Would you recommend it as an introduction to
| topic?
|
| I've always heard that it's a bit on the dry side of things, but
| haven't actually read it myself.
| martingoodson wrote:
| It's a great book if you want to understand bayesian modeling
| in detail. Its not 'dry' as in boring - it's an interesting
| read.
|
| If you want something less technical then read Gelman and Hill
| 'Data Analysis Using Regression and Multilevel/Hierarchical
| Models', which is also great. More for scientists than
| statisticians, I'd say.
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