Practical statistics for astronomers / / J. V. Wall, C. R. Jenkins [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Wall J. V.
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xix, 353 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 519.5024/52
• Soggetto topico: Statistical astronomy
• Persona (resp. second.): JenkinsC. R. <1955->
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: 1. Decision; 2. Probability; 3. Statistics and expectations; 4. Correlation and association; 5. Hypothesis-testing; 6. Data modelling and parameter-estimation: basics; 7. Data modelling and parameter-estimation: advanced topics; 8. Detection and surveys; 9. Sequential data - 1D statistics; 10. Statistics of large-scale structure; 11. Epilogue: statistics and our Universe; Appendices; References; Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Astronomy needs statistical methods to interpret data, but statistics is a many-faceted subject that is difficult for non-specialists to access. This handbook helps astronomers analyze the complex data and models of modern astronomy. This second edition has been revised to feature many more examples using Monte Carlo simulations, and now also includes Bayesian inference, Bayes factors and Markov chain Monte Carlo integration. Chapters cover basic probability, correlation analysis, hypothesis testing, Bayesian modelling, time series analysis, luminosity functions and clustering. Exercises at the end of each chapter guide readers through the techniques and tests necessary for most observational investigations. The data tables, solutions to problems, and other resources are available online at www.cambridge.org/9780521732499. Bringing together the most relevant statistical and probabilistic techniques for use in observational astronomy, this handbook is a practical manual for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and professional astronomers.
• Titolo autorizzato: Practical statistics for astronomers
• ISBN: 1-107-22447-0; 1-107-38544-X; 1-139-37652-7; 1-139-37938-0; 1-139-37509-1; 1-139-37795-7; 1-139-37110-X; 1-280-87895-9; 9786613720269; 1-139-03199-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465423803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cambridge observing handbooks for research astronomers ; ; 8.