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OverviewPresenting sophisticated statistical methods for analysing continuous-time records of behaviour, this book integrates recent developments in ethology, mathematical modelling, statistics, and technology. With numerous worked examples, the book leads the reader through the mathematical processes and their applications. The book will be incomparably useful to students and researchers in all areas of behavioural science. The authors show how to analyse behavioural data starting with a basic model, the continuous-time Markov chain. They then indicate how and when this model can be generalized and demonstrate the suitability of their approach for detecting, for example, the effects of different experimental treatments or of changes in the social or physical environment. Competitive interactions such as predator-prey or host-parasite are also good subjects for this type of analysis. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Patsy Haccou (Research Fellow, Institute of Theoretical Biology, Research Fellow, Institute of Theoretical Biology, Leiden University, Netherlands) , Evert Meelis (Lecturer in Biostatistics, Institute of Theoretical Biology, Lecturer in Biostatistics, Institute of Theoretical Biology, Leiden University, Netherlands)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.80cm Weight: 0.784kg ISBN: 9780198546634ISBN 10: 0198546637 Pages: 404 Publication Date: 03 September 1992 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction; Preliminary inspection of the observations; Analysis of time-inhomogeneity; Tests for exponentiality; Tests of sequential dependency properties; Simultaneous tests; Analysis based on a (semi)-Markov description; Examples of analyses based on continuous-time Markov chain modelling; Appendices; References; Author index; Subject index.ReviewsA description of advanced statistical techniques used for the analysis of behavioral observations collected over time. The special mathematical techniques required to analyze these situations are developed and illustrate with worked-out examples. The book has a hands-on feel and discusses many practical issues that are likely to arise. Recommended. --Choice<br> Considers quantitative data analysis methods based upon explicit methods of the temporal structure of behavior. . . . logically structured and information-packed. --Perceptual and Motor Skills<br> Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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