A Primer on Bayesian Statistics in Health Economics and Outcomes Research

Authors: Anthony O'Hagan, Bryan R. Luce

Publishers: Bayesian Initiative in Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Centre for Bayesian Statistics in Health Economics
This Primer is for health economists, outcomes research practitioners and biostatisticians who want to understand the basics of Bayesian statistics and how Bayesian methods may be applied in the economic evaluation of health care technologies.

Acknowledgements..............................................................iv
Preface and Brief History ......................................................1
Overview ..............................................................................9
Section 1: Inference ............................................................13
Section 2: The Bayesian Method ........................................19
Section 3: Prior Information ..............................................23
Section 4: Prior Specification..............................................27
Section 5: Computation ......................................................31
Section 6: Design and Analysis of Trials ..........................35
Section 7: Economic Models ..............................................39
Conclusions ........................................................................42
Bibliography and Further Reading ....................................43
Appendix ............................................................................47