David Fletcher is a historian at the Tank Museum in Bovington, renowned for his extensive body of work on British armor. His writing delves deeply into the historical and technical aspects of military vehicles, offering readers a thorough understanding of armored warfare evolution. Fletcher's meticulous research and specialized knowledge establish him as a leading authority on British military history.
In the middle of the 22nd Century, a time when humanity has lost its grip on all forms of advanced technology, Sidney is one of the few people in the world who still has access to ham radio, and who is making use of this facility in order to keep in contact with three other ‘hams’ around the world.
In the frequentist framework, a quasi-likelihood approach has long been used as a means of allowing for overdispersion, a common occurrence in many areas of scientific research. An alternative approach is to improve models by including random effects that account for the extra variability. This book describes both approaches in detail and compares them in terms of the numerical differences for each data set, using several examples involving real data. Additionally, their performance is assessed by simulations based on examples.
This book is the autobiography of one of the Baby Boomer generation of individuals who now stand accused of all manner of heinous crimes, including ruining the world and generally enjoying themselves in the process.
Tells the story of a pandemic from the perspective of the passengers on a small cruise ship in the Antarctic.
This book is simply a collection of 366 original ribald limericks.
Neither Brian nor Sandra knew whether there was a longer palindrome than 'a man a plan a canal Panama', but they did know that the country in this palindrome was well worth a visit. Not only did it house a whole treasure- house of wildlife riches, but it also had that extremely well-known canal.
Dan is a man for whom life has lost its meaning. It is empty, shorn of love, full of jaundiced views and sour thoughts, and it now constitutes no more than an unwanted burden. However, a meeting with stranger promises him a chance to find a new purpose for his life, and this is a purpose that will take him on a unique odyssey.
This book provides a concise and accessible overview of model averaging, with a focus on applications. Model averaging is a common means of allowing for model uncertainty when analysing data, and has been used in a wide range of application areas, such as ecology, econometrics, meteorology and pharmacology. The book presents an overview of the methods developed in this area, illustrating many of them with examples from the life sciences involving real-world data. It also includes an extensive list of references and suggestions for further research. Further, it clearly demonstrates the links between the methods developed in statistics, econometrics and machine learning, as well as the connection between the Bayesian and frequentist approaches to model averaging. The book appeals to statisticians and scientists interested in what methods are available, how they differ and what is known about their properties. It is assumed that readers are familiar with the basic concepts of statistical theory and modelling, including probability, likelihood and generalized linear models.
Despite Brian's longstanding aversion to cruises, there was no way he could pass up the opportunity to join an `expedition cruise' to Melanesia. After all, this little known corner of the Pacific Ocean included any number of delectable destinations, not least the myriad islands that made up New Caledonia, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands.