Practical statistics for astronomers / J.V. Wall, C.R. Jenkins.
Presents the most relevant statistical and probabilistic machinery for use in observational astronomy.
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| Series: | Cambridge observing handbooks for research astronomers ;
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Notation; 1 Decision; 2 Probability; 3 Statistics and expectations; 4 Correlation and association; 5 Hypothesis testing; 6 Data modelling; parameter estimation; 7 Detection and surveys; 8 Sequential data
- 1D statistics; 9 Surface distribution
- 2D statistics; Appendix 1 The literature; Appendix 2 Statistical tables; References; Index.