Case Studies in Bayesian Statistics

Invited Papers (with discussions). - Bayesian Estimation of Fuel Economy Potential Due to Technology Improvements. - Bayes Analysis of Model-Based Methods for Nonignorable Nonresponse in the Harvard Medical Practice Survey. - Use of Prior Information to Estimate Costs in a Sewerage Operation. - Estimation of Bowhead Whale Balaena mysticetus Population Size. - Bayesian Decision Support Using Environmental Transport-And-Fate Models. - Final Discussions. - Contributed Papers. - Bayesian Analysis of the Ames Salmonella/Microsome Assay. - A Clinical Experiment in Bone Marrow Transplantation: Estimating a Percentage Point of a Quantal Response Curve. - The Composition of a Composition: Just the Facts. - Predicting Coproduct Yields in Microchip Fabrication. - Synchronicity of Whale Strandings with Phases of the Moon. - Bayesian Predictive Inference for Small Areas for Binary Variables in the National Health Interview Survey. - A Cost-Utility Analysis of Alternative Strategies in Screening for Breast Cancer. - Restoration and Segmentation of Rail Surface Images. - Assessing Mechanisms of Neural Synaptic Activity. - Author Index. Language: English