Table of Contents

Preface to Second Edition xi

Preface to First Edition xii

Glossary of Abbreviations xiii

1 The Bayesian Method 1

2 Inference and Decisions 22

3 General Principles and Theory 61

4 Subjective Probability 94

5 Non-subjective Theories 116

6 Subjective Prior Distributions 135

7 Model Comparison 163

8 Robustness and Model Criticism 200

9 Computation 233

10 Markov Chain Monte Carlo 262

11 The Linear Model 305

12 Discrete Data Models 240

13 Nonparametric Models 374

14 Other Standard Models 402

15 Short Case Studies 423

References 441

Index of Examples in Text 471

Index 473

About the Author

Anthony O'Hagan is the author of Kendall's Advanced Theory of Statistic 2B, published by Wiley.