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An approach to statistics in which estimates are based on a synthesis of a prior distribution and current sample data. Bayesian statistics is not a branch of statistics in the way that, say, nonparametric statistics is. It is, in fact, a…

By definition the solutions of Bessel's differential equation, Eq. (1). 1Bessel functions, also called cylinder functions, are examples of special functions which are introduced by a differential equation. Bessel functions are of great interest in…

A discipline concerned with the application of ethics to biological problems, especially in the field of medicine. Bioethics is a broad term that encompasses the environmental, ethical, legal, and social implications of agriculture, life sciences,…

The application of mathematical and statistical methods to describe and analyze data concerning the variation of biological characteristics obtained from either observation or experiment. The concept of a population and the samples derived from it…