Modern statistical methods for astronomy
Subtitle: with R applications
By: Eric D. Feigelson, G. Jogesh Babu
Contributors: Babu, Gutti Jogesh, 1949-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 476
ISBN-13: 9780521767279
Subjects: SCIENCE / Astronomy; Statistical astronomy
Description: "Modern astronomical research is beset with a vast range of statistical challenges, ranging from reducing data from megadatasets to characterizing an amazing variety of variable celestial objects or testing astrophysical theory. Yet most astronomers still use a narrow suite of traditional statistical methods. Linking astronomy to the world of modern statistics, this volume is a unique resource, introducing astronomers to advanced statistics through ready-to-use code in the public-domain R statistical software environment"--