Modeling in Medical Decision Making: A Bayesian Approach
Description
Medical decision making has evolved in recent years, as morecomplex problems are being faced and addressed based onincreasingly large amounts of data. In parallel, advances incomputing have led to a host of new and powerful statistical toolsto support decision making. Simulation-based Bayesian methods areespecially promising, as they provide a unified framework for datacollection, inference, and decision making. In addition, thesemethods are simple to interpret, and can help to address the mostpressing practical and ethical concerns arising in medical decisionmaking.* Provides an overview o...
ISBN(s)
0471986089, 9780471986089
