Spatial and Spatio-temporal Bayesian Models with R - INLA

Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Bayesian Models with
R-INLA provides a much needed, practically oriented
& innovative presentation of the combination of Bayesian
methodology and spatial statistics. The authors combine an
introduction to Bayesian theory and methodology with a focus on the
spatial and spatio--temporal models used within the Bayesian
framework and a series of practical examples which allow the reader
to link the statistical theory presented to real data problems. The
numerous examples from the fields of epidemiology, biostatistics
and social science all are coded in the R package R-INLA, which has
proven to be a valid alternative to the commonly used Markov Chain
Monte Carlo simulations