Statistics lectures have been a source of much bewilderment and frustration for generations of students. This book attempts to remedy the situation by expounding a logical and unified approach to the ...whole subject of data analysis. This text is intended as a tutorial guide for senior undergraduates and research students in science and engineering. After explaining the basic principles of Bayesian probability theory, their use is illustrated with a variety of examples ranging from elementary parameter estimation to image processing. Other topics covered include reliability analysis, multivariate optimization, least-squares and maximum likelihood, error-propagation, hypothesis testing, maximum entropy and experimental design. The Second Edition of this successful tutorial book contains a new chapter on extensions to the ubiquitous least-squares procedure, allowing for the straightforward handling of outliers and unknown correlated noise, and a cutting-edge contribution from John Skilling on a novel numerical technique for Bayesian computation called 'nested sampling'.
Geodezija kot stroka ima pomembno vlogo pri pripravi prostorskih podatkov, ki omogočajo trajnostno načrtovanje, ne le prostora na kopnem, temveč tudi na morju. Pri tem je treba izpostaviti vsaj tri ...bistvene naloge: izmero globin morskega dna, obdelavo »surovih« podatkov in organizacijo podatkovnih baz, na podlagi katerih bo lahko širši krog uporabnikov načrtoval trajnostno rabo morja. Danes so za učinkovito načrtovanje prostora uporabni tudi različni digitalni modeli reliefa. Digitalni batimetrični model je postal nepogrešljiv pripomoček pri vzdrževanju plovnih poti, pri odkrivanju in preučevanju podvodnih arheoloških ostankov ter pri geoloških in naravovarstvenih raziskavah. Da bi uporabniki laže prihajali do ustreznih podatkov, bi morali zasnovati celovit hidrološki geoinformacijski sistem, ki bi združil obstoječe podatke različnih oblik in vsebin ter se sproti dopolnjeval z rezultati novih meritev in raziskav. / Geodesy plays an important role in preparing spatial data for sustainable planning not only on land, but also at sea. In this regard, at least three basic tasks need to be emphasized: measuring seafloor depths, processing “raw” data, and setting up databases that a wide circle of users will be able to use as a basis for planning sustainable use of the sea. By all means, the useful tools today for effective spatial planning are also various digital terrain models. Digital bathymetric model should become an indispensible tool in measuring the depths of marines, harbors, and ship canals, in discovering and studying underwater archeological finds, and in geological and nature- conservation studies. If the users are to be able to access the relevant data more easily, a comprehensive hydrological information system should be designed; this system would bring together the existing data of various forms and contents and regularly update them with the findings of new measurements and studies.
