Advanced Statistical Methods for Astrophysical Probes of Cosmology

• Main Author: March, Marisa Cristina (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Cosmology.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Statistics.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.

This thesis explores advanced Bayesian statistical methods for extracting key information for cosmological model selection, parameter inference and forecasting from astrophysical observations. Bayesian model selection provides a measure of how good models in a set are relative to each other - but wh...