J. V. Wall, C. R. Jenkins

Practical Statistics for Astronomers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Bringing together relevant statistical and probabilistic techniques, a practical manual for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and professional astronomers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 374
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 541g
• ISBN-13: 9780521732499
• ISBN-10: 0521732492
• Artikelnr.: 34540258

Autorenporträt

J. V. Wall is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia and Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Decision
2. Probability
3. Statistics and expectations
4. Correlation and association
5. Hypothesis-testing
6. Data modelling and parameter-estimation: basics
7. Data modelling and parameter-estimation: advanced topics
8. Detection and surveys
9. Sequential data - 1D statistics
10. Statistics of large-scale structure
11. Epilogue: statistics and our Universe
Appendices
References
Index.