Practical Nonparametric and Semiparametric Bayesian Statistics

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Computing Nonparametric Hierarchical Models....Pages 1-22
Computational Methods for Mixture of Dirichlet Process Models....Pages 23-43
Nonparametric Bayes methods using predictive updating....Pages 45-61
Dynamic Display of Changing Posterior in Bayesian Survival Analysis....Pages 63-87
Semiparametric Bayesian Methods for Random Effects Models....Pages 89-114
Nonparametric Bayesian Group Sequential Design....Pages 115-132
Wavelet-Based Nonparametric Bayes Methods....Pages 133-155
Nonparametric Estimation of Irregular Functions with Independent or Autocorrelated Errors....Pages 157-179
Feedforward Neural Networks for Nonparametric Regression....Pages 181-193
Survival Analysis Using Semiparametric Bayesian Methods....Pages 195-211
Bayesian Nonparametric and Covariate Analysis of Failure Time Data....Pages 213-225
Simulation of Lévy Random Fields....Pages 227-242
Sampling Methods For Bayesian Nonparametric Inference Involving Stochastic Processes....Pages 243-254
Curve and Surface Estimation Using Dynamic Step Functions....Pages 255-272
Prior Elicitation for Semiparametric Bayesian Survival Analysis....Pages 273-292
Asymptotic Properties of Nonparametric Bayesian Procedures....Pages 293-304
Modeling Travel Demand in Portland, Oregon....Pages 305-322
Semiparametric PK/PD Models....Pages 323-337
A Bayesian Model for Fatigue Crack Growth....Pages 339-353
A Semiparametric Model for Labor Earnings Dynamics....Pages 355-369
Back Matter....Pages 370-371