TY  - BOOK
AU  - Feigelson,Eric D.
AU  - Babu,Gutti Jogesh
TI  - Modern statistical methods for astronomy: with R applications 
SN  - 9780521767279 (hardback)
AV  - QB149 .F45 2012
U1  - 52:519.2/FEI 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Statistical astronomy
KW  - SCIENCE / Astronomy
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 434-461) and index
N2  - "Modern astronomical research is beset with a vast range of statistical challenges, ranging from reducing data from megadatasets to characterizing an amazing variety of variable celestial objects or testing astrophysical theory. Yet most astronomers still use a narrow suite of traditional statistical methods. Linking astronomy to the world of modern statistics, this volume is a unique resource, introducing astronomers to advanced statistics through ready-to-use code in the public-domain R statistical software environment"--
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ER  -