Statistical Challenges in Astronomy

• Main Authors: Feigelson, Eric D. (Author), Babu, G. Jogesh (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2003.
• Subjects: Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Space sciences.; Cosmology.; Statistics.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Statistical Theory and Methods.

Digital sky surveys, high-precision astrometry from satellite data, deep-space data from orbiting telescopes, and the like have all increased the quantity and quality of astronomical data by orders of magnitude per year for several years. Making sense of this wealth of data requires sophisticated st...