Information Handling in Astronomy - Historical Vistas

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Heck, André (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2002.
• Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ; 285
• Subjects: Statistics.; Management information systems.; Computer science.; Education.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Social sciences.; Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.; Management of Computing and Information Systems.; Education, general.; Social Sciences, general.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

This book is dedicated to the memory of Gisèle Mersch whose life ended prematurely in June 2002. Back in the 1970s, when few people were using them, Gisèle introduced me to the arcane secrets of then advanced m- tivariate statistical methodologies. I was already involved in more classical statistica...