Introduction to papers on astrostatistics

Details Introduction to papers on astrostatistics Introduction to papers on astrostatistics

2009-05-14

arxiv.org/abs/0905.2315v1

Annals of Applied Statistics 2009, Vol. 3, No. 1, 1-5

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Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/09-AOAS234 the Annals of Applied Statistics (http://www.imstat.org/aoas/) by the Ins

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10.1214/09-AOAS234

We are pleased to present a Special Section on Statistics and Astronomy in this issue of the The Annals of Applied Statistics. Astronomy is an observational rather than experimental science; as a result, astronomical data sets both small and large present particularly challenging problems to analysts who must make the best of whatever the sky offers their instruments. The resulting statistical problems have enormous diversity. In one problem, one may have to carefully quantify uncertainty in a hard-won, sparse data set; in another, the sheer volume of data may forbid a formally optimal analysis, requiring judicious balancing of model sophistication, approximations, and clever algorithms. Often the data bear a complex relationship to the underlying phenomenon producing them, much in the manner of inverse problems.

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