Modern statistical methods for astronomy:with R applications
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Cambridge University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge New York |
Publication Dates: | 2012. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xviii, 476 p.: ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. |
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9780521767279 (hardback) 052176727X (hardback) |
Index Number: | P1 |
CLC: | P1 |
Call Number: | P1/F297 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 434-461) and index. "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 ... |