Case studies in Bayesian statistics. Vol. 4: 4th workshop, Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA, September 27--28, 1997 (Q1279601)

The articles of mathematical interest will be reviewed individually. The preceding workshop (3rd, 1995) has been reviewed (see Zbl 0868.00059). Indexed articles: \textit{Parmigiani, Giovanni; Berry, Donald A.; Iversen, Edwin jun.; Müller, Peter; Schildkraut, Joellen; Winer, Eric P.}, Modeling risk of breast cancer and decision about genetic testing. (With discussion), 133-203 [Zbl 0937.62115] \textit{Wakefield, Jon; Aarons, Leon; Racine-Poon, Amy}, The Bayesian approach to population pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling, 205-265 [Zbl 0937.62118] \textit{Iversen, Edwin jun.; Parmigiani, Giovanni; Berry, Donald}, Validating Bayesian prediction models: A case study in genetic susceptibility to breast cancer, 321-338 [Zbl 0936.62121] \textit{Royle, J. A.; Berliner, L. M.; Wikle, C. K.; Milliff, R.}, A hierarchical spatial model for constructing wind fields from scatterometer data in the Labrador Sea, 347-382 [Zbl 0921.62123] \textit{Sansó, Bruno; Müller, Peter}, Redesigning a network of rainfall stations, 383-393 [Zbl 0927.62119]