Bayesian Nonparametrics (Hardcover)

An invitation to Bayesian nonparametrics Nils Lid Hjort, Chris Holmes, Peter Muller and Stephen G. Walker; 1. Bayesian nonparametric methods: motivation and ideas Stephen G. Walker; 2. The Dirichlet process, related priors, and posterior asymptotics Subhashis Ghosal; 3. Models beyond the Dirichlet process Antonio Lijoi and Igor Prunster; 4. Further models and applications Nils Lid Hjort; 5. Hierarchical Bayesian nonparametric models with applications Yee Whye Teh and Michael I. Jordan; 6. Computational issues arising in Bayesian nonparametric hierarchical models Jim Griffin and Chris Holmes; 7. Nonparametric Bayes applications to biostatistics David B. Dunson; 8. More nonparametric Bayesian models for biostatistics Peter Muller and Fernando Quintana; Author index; Subject index.