Data modeling for the sciences : applications, basics, computations /
Steve Pressé, Ioannis Sgouralis.
- xii, 415 pages 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Probabilistic modeling and inference -- Dynamical systems and Markov processes -- Likelihoods and latent variables -- Bayesian inference -- Computational inference -- Regression models -- Mixture models -- Hidden Markov models -- State-space models -- Continuous time models.
"This accessible guide to data modeling introduces basic probabilistic concepts, gradually building toward state-of-the art data modeling and analysis techniques. Aimed at students and researchers in the sciences, the text is self-contained and pedagogical, including practical examples and end of chapter problems"--