Book by U of A Professor Now Available in Japanese
The book Dynamic linear models with R, co-authored by U of A mathematical sciences professor Giovanni Petris, was originally published in 2009 and has become since its first appearance a popular textbook for advanced courses in the area of time series analysis and forecasting, taught at universities around the world, including Asia, Europe, South and North America. The popularity of the book has induced the publisher to offer a Japanese translation, which has recently become available.
One of the strengths of the book is that all models and forecasting techniques described in it are implemented in a software package written by Professor Petris in the open-source statistical programming environment R, and are therefore readily available for teaching or application purposes. Professor Petris' software has been praised in peer-reviewed journals and is considered by many to be the 'gold standard' for time series analysis using dynamic linear models.
Contacts
Giovanni Petris, Associate Professor
Mathematical Sciences
575-3351,
gpetris@uark.edu
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