Statistical Methods for Astronomical Data Analysis

• Main Authors: Chattopadhyay, Asis Kumar (Author), Chattopadhyay, Tanuka (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Series in Astrostatistics, 3
• Subjects: Statistics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Statistical Theory and Methods.

This book introduces “Astrostatistics” as a subject in its own right with rewarding examples, including work by the authors with galaxy and Gamma Ray Burst data to engage the reader. This includes a comprehensive blending of Astrophysics and Statistics. The first chapter’s coverage of preliminary co...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Astrophysics
• Introduction to Statistics
• Sources of Astronomical Data
• Statistical Inference
• Advanced Regression and its Application with Measurement Error
• Missing Observations and Imputation
• Dimension Reduction and Clustering
• Clustering, Classification and Data Mining
• Time Series Analysis
• Monte Carlo Simulation
• Uses of Softwares
• Appendix.  .