Book Bayesian statistics I write here to ask for a suggestion about a graduate level Bayesian statistics book. I have a bachelor degree in statistics but despite having a fairly solid background on frequentist and non parametric statistics, I do not know much about Bayesian statistics.  In particular I am undecided between these two books:   Doing Bayesian Data Analysis  Statistical Rethinking    Which one is right for me?  I know R very well, so the presence of examples on R is an added value.
What is the best introductory Bayesian statistics textbook? Which is the best introductory textbook for Bayesian statistics?  One book per answer, please.
My terminal on osx 10.11.6 will not accept `[` character Every time I type it the terminal flashes but doesn't insert it. If I paste in a command that has a [ it will paste everything except the ['s  This has been happening before I updated to 10.11, but has become a massive issue, I can't use jq at all because of it.  I also have the same issue with iTerm2. What is the difference between “Size” and “Size on disk?” Looking at the properties for a Windows file I get two attributes, “Size” and “Size on disk,”  and "Size on disk" is always larger.  What do these two metrics mean? Text editor to edit large (4.3 GB) plain text file Is there any text editor, which can edit such file?  I've  tried:   gedit kate nano vim mcedit   without success. I created a model and added some Actions in the DopeSheet editor (more or less 5).  I exported the model to my game engine, saved the .blend file (Ctrl-S) and closed it.  Then I opened it again, and all the actions were gone, it just had the one I was using last.  The same happens with some preferences (for example, I disabled mip-maps on User Preferences -> System, and I have to re-enable it every time I open the .blend file again.  Does somebody knows how to restore the Actions and save everything? Thanks. How do I install the latest stable version of Firefox? I want to install the latest Firefox on my Ubuntu (64bit) box.  What is the best way to do this? Is there a specific update site or should I download the binaries manually? If doing manually, in which directory should I put the files? In my home directory, or is there a better place? Can't start mongod , configured storage engine is 'mmapv1' I try to run mongo v2.6.10 on Ubuntu 16.04 lts:  mongod   And get the result:  mongod --help for help and startup options 2017-09-16T12:15:19.660+0430 [initandlisten] MongoDB starting : pid=15959 port=27017 dbpath=/data/db 64-bit host=mahdi-MS-7808 2017-09-16T12:15:19.660+0430 [initandlisten] db version v2.6.10 2017-09-16T12:15:19.660+0430 [initandlisten] git version: nogitversion 2017-09-16T12:15:19.660+0430 [initandlisten] OpenSSL version: OpenSSL 1.0.2g  1 Mar 2016 2017-09-16T12:15:19.660+0430 [initandlisten] build info: Linux lgw01-12 3.19.0-25-generic #26~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 24 21:16:20 UTC 2015 x86_64 BOOST_LIB_VERSION=1_58 2017-09-16T12:15:19.660+0430 [initandlisten] allocator: tcmalloc 2017-09-16T12:15:19.660+0430 [initandlisten] options: {} 2017-09-16T12:15:19.660+0430 [initandlisten] exception in initAndListen: 28574 Cannot start server. Detected data files in /data/db created by storage engine 'wiredTiger'. The configured storage engine is 'mmapv1'., terminating 2017-09-16T12:15:19.660+0430 [initandlisten] dbexit:  2017-09-16T12:15:19.660+0430 [initandlisten] shutdown: going to close listening sockets... 2017-09-16T12:15:19.660+0430 [initandlisten] shutdown: going to flush diaglog... 2017-09-16T12:15:19.660+0430 [initandlisten] shutdown: going to close sockets... 2017-09-16T12:15:19.660+0430 [initandlisten] shutdown: waiting for fs preallocator... 2017-09-16T12:15:19.660+0430 [initandlisten] shutdown: lock for final commit... 2017-09-16T12:15:19.660+0430 [initandlisten] shutdown: final commit... 2017-09-16T12:15:19.660+0430 [initandlisten] shutdown: closing all files... 2017-09-16T12:15:19.660+0430 [initandlisten] closeAllFiles() finished 2017-09-16T12:15:19.660+0430 [initandlisten] dbexit: really exiting now   error :     exception in initAndListen: 28574 Cannot start server. Detected data   files in /data/db created by storage engine 'wiredTiger'. The   configured storage engine is 'mmapv1'., terminating   after update mongodb show error . Is there a way to configure pdflatex to make all but the .tex and .pdf files hidden files? I have asked a  about how to manage all the files generated when my LaTeX files are compiled but the approach in the answer I accepted is still unsatisfactory for the many small documents I generate.    I realize the LaTeX  all the files it generates so I can't prevent their creation.    However is there a way to configure pdflatex to make all but the .tex and .pdf files hidden files (i.e., preceded by .)?   (Edit: The two main systems that I use are tex live on Ubuntu Linux and BasicTeX on OS X) For QGIS 2.2.0-Valmiera, how does one increase the label size of OpenStreetMap layer or any other basemap layer?  Presently the labels are way too small to read.  For example, I find that for the same zoom level of a map in www.openstreetmap.com vs the same map in QGIS2.2, the map in QGIS2.2 has labels much smaller than the one from www.openstreetmap.com.  For illustration, click here: Freeman and Tukey interval If $Y$ is Poisson$(\lambda)$ distributed, how do we obtain this confidence interval for $\lambda$:  $$ \left (\frac{(\sqrt Y+\sqrt{Y + 1}-z_{(α⁄2)} )^2 - 1}{4},\  \frac{(\sqrt Y+\sqrt{Y  +1}+z_{(α⁄2)} )^2 - 1}{4} \right ) $$ calculate slope for a road network I am working on a road network for routing operations using postgis and QGIS.    I am new to both of these tools and need to calculate the slope for each edge (by retrieving the Z value for the start and end node for the edge from a raster). Any ideas of the best approach to this?   I know postgis can dump points and get the value from a raster, but can I get the slope attribute to the edge without breaking the network topology (with edges that have corresponding start/end nodes) using this method?   thanks Registry key / GPO to disable and block Windows 10 upgrade? Axiom of Choice: Family of non-empty sets mutually disjoint or not? Block network access of a process? Is it possible to block the (outgoing) network access of a single process? "I cannot seem to find it" How do I specify unique constraint for multiple columns in MySQL? I have a table:  table votes (     id,     user,     email,     address,     primary key(id), );   Now I want to make the columns user, email, address unique (together).  How do I do this in MySql?  Of course the example is just... an example. So please don't worry about the semantics. Can I easily travel in Italy by bus/train without any prior reservation? I am planning a trip to Italy this coming January. My plan is to land by plane in Roma and then go to France by train/bus stopping in some Northern Italian cities on the way, enjoying the architecture, the atmosphere, the art and and the food.   I want to do it at my own pace, without heavy scheduling. Ideally, I would just decide which cities to visit, and take a train whenever I feel it. I often do this here in South Korea where I am living, taking advantage of the "standing seats" as it is called here, that is travelling (for a cheap price and no reservation) standing on the romm between two cars. From my experience, it is also doable in Taiwan (at least in some trains).  In France, regional trains usually does not need any reservation, so you can buy a ticket and take the train whenever you want.  Can I expect a similar system in Italy, that is a way to make short travels between close cities without reservation?   Example of "short travel": Pisa - Firenze. What is the difference between the words which and that?  For example I have the following sentences:   “I have a car which is blue.” “I have a car that is blue.”   Are there any rules specifying usage of which and that? Which is correct: I'll be moving next month or I'll be shifting next month? For changing one's home from one place to another, I've heard people in western part of the world using the sentence:      I'll be moving next month.   In India, even in the English news channels, I've heard many people using the phrase:     I'll be shifting next month.   Which one is the correct usage? Or are both of them correct and the difference in usage is regional? A good reference on optimal control theory Ok, so I am reading about decision making and I came across this subject. Fortunately it has a  , but the point is I want to see some examples, and learn to solve regular problems of this field. Of course I can go for the book by Pontryagin but then I don't think that would be an educative book. Does anyone has a suggestion? I would be happy if it also covers LQ problems. P.S. I studied math, therefore I appreciate a book with rigorous approach to the subject. "In and of itself" is a phrase I find myself using all the time. But in and of itself, the phrase "in and of itself" has no meaning. That is, the individual words don't seem to contribute to the whole meaning of the phrase.