Modern statistical methods for astronomy:with R applications

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Feigelson Eric D
Group Author: Babu Gutti Jogesh 1949-
Published: Cambridge University Press,
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.
ISBN: 9780521767279 (hardback)
052176727X (hardback)
Index Number: P1
CLC: P1
Call Number: P1/F297
Contents: 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 ...