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Title: |
Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy IV
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Volume: |
371
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Year: |
2007
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Editors: |
Babu, G. Jogesh; Feigelson, Eric D.
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Synopsis: |
This is the fourth in a series of international conferences for the vanguard of researchers in the cross-disciplinary field of astrostatistics. Both astronomical and statistical communities now recognize the wide array of fascinating methodological issues faced by the modern astronomer. Ranging from terabyte wide-field surveys to small-N samples, from cosmology to the search for Earth-like planets, astronomical research can no longer be pursued with a small toolbox of familiar statistical methods. Over thirty distinguished scholars from both fields presented invited talks and commentaries on leading problems in astrostatistics. The methodological challenges of inferring cosmological insights from the cosmic microwave background fluctuations, the distribution of galaxies in space, gravitational lensing, and galaxy structure wre describe in detail. Time series analysis is discussed in a variety of contexts: sparse Poisson data, multiply-periodic systems, gravitational wave detection, and most dramatically in the search for extrasolar planets. Here sophisticated Bayesian model selection with MCMC computations plays a critical role. Other topics covered include image processing, analysis of mega-datasets from large surveys, and small-N problems in both astronomy and particle physics. The volume ends with cross-disciplinary overviews and software tutorials. The book will be valuable to graduate students and researchers in both astronomy and statistics who seek insights into this promising avenue of cross-disciplinary research.
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978-1-58381-240-2
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Cover |
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Volume 371 Cover |
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Babu, G.J.; Feigelson, E.D. |
Front Matter |
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Volume 371 Front Matter |
1 |
Babu, G.J.; Feigelson, E.D. |
Conference Photo |
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Volume 371 Conference Photograph |
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Babu, G.J.; Feigelson, E.D. |
Part 1. Cosmology |
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Spatial Statistics of Cosmic Microwave Background Maps |
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Szapudi, I. |
Setting the Statistical Significance of Detections of Non-Gaussianity in the WMAP Data |
18 |
Cayon, L. |
Validation of Statistical Models for Spatial Point Patterns |
22 |
Baddeley, A. |
Discussion on Baddeley Paper |
39 |
Loh, J.M. |
Turning AGN Microlensing from a Curiosity into a Tool |
43 |
Kochanek, C.S.; Dai, X.; Morgan, C.; Morgan, N.; Poindexter, S.; Chartas, G. |
Statistical Challenges of Weak Gravitational Lensing |
59 |
Bernstein, G. |
Part 2. Small-N Problems |
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The Small-N Problem in High Energy Physics |
75 |
Cowan, G. |
Bayesian Methods in Particle Physics: From Small-N to Large |
87 |
Prosper, H.B. |
Discussion on Cowan and Prosper Papers |
98 |
Woodroofe, M.; Sen, B. |
How To Win with Non-Gaussian Data: Poisson Goodness-of-Fit |
101 |
Connors, A.; van Dyk, D.A. |
Part 3. Astronomical Surveys |
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Analyzing Data from Astronomical Surveys: Issues and Directions |
121 |
Loredo, T.J. |
Discussion on Loredo Paper |
138 |
Jang, W. |
Photometric Calibration - An Intriguing Statistical Problem for the LSST |
142 |
Axelrod, T. |
Discussion on Axelrod Paper |
158 |
Ghosh, J.K. |
The Characterization, Subtraction, and Addition of Astronomical Images |
160 |
Lupton, R. |
Discussion on Lupton Paper |
173 |
Willett, R.; Silva, J. |
The Virtual Observatory: Core Capabilities and Support for Statistical Analyses in Astronomy |
177 |
Hanisch, R.J. |
Bayesian Model Selection and Extrasolar Planet Detection |
189 |
Ford, E.B.; Gregory, P.C. |
Discussion on Ford and Gregory Paper |
206 |
Ghosh, J.K. |
Statistics of Optical Colors of KBOs and Centaurs |
210 |
Romanishin, W.; Tegler, S.C. |
Discussion on Romanishin and Tegler Paper |
220 |
Zhu, Z. |
Current Challenges in Bayesian Model Choice |
224 |
Clyde, M.A.; Berger, J.O.; Bullard, F.; Ford, E.B.; Jefferys, W.H.; Luo, R.; Paulo, R.; Loredo, T. |
Discussion on Clyde et al. Paper |
241 |
Jefferys, W.H. |
Multiscale Analysis of Photon-Limited Astronomical Images |
247 |
Willett, R. |
Discussion on Willett Paper |
265 |
Scargle, J.D. |
Nonparametric Estimation of Dark Matter Distributions |
268 |
Wang, X.; Woodroofe, M.; Pal, J.; Walker, M.; Mateo, M. |
Discussion on Wang et al. Paper |
280 |
Feigelson, E.D. |
The Shape of Things to Come? |
284 |
Hendry, M.A. |
The Promise and Challenge of Multidimensional Visualization |
288 |
Inselberg, A. |
Part 6. Periodic Variability |
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On Detecting Periodicity in Astronomical Point Processes |
305 |
Bickel, P.; Kleijn, B.; Rice, J. |
Discussion on Bickel, Kleijn and Rice Paper |
321 |
Scargle, J.D. |
Periodicities in Variable Stars: A Few Issues |
324 |
Koen, C. |
Periodicity in Gravitational Waves |
341 |
Woan, G. |
Discussion on Koen and Woan Papers |
354 |
Meinhausen, N.; Rice, J. |
Part 7. Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives |
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A Particle Physicist's Perspective on Astrostatistics |
361 |
Lyons, L. |
A Statistician's Perspective on Astrostatistics |
373 |
Berger, J. |
An Astronomer's Perspective on Astrostatistics |
382 |
Lahav, O. |
Part 8. Tutorials |
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Interactive Data Visualization and Pattern Discovery with Mirage |
391 |
Ho, T.K. |
A Brief Introduction to R for Astronomers |
395 |
Hunter, D.R. |
Part 9. Posters |
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Applications of Metropolis-Hastings Algorithm to Solar Astrophysical Data |
401 |
Adamakis, S.; Morton-Jones, T.J.; Walsh, R.W. |
Membership in the Open Cluster M67: Working from Proper Motions via the EM Algorithm |
403 |
Uribe, A.; Barrera-Rojas, R.-S.; Brieva, E. |
Likelihood Source Matching Applied to the Extended Chandra Deep Field-South |
405 |
Cardamone, C.N.; Urry, C.M.; Virani, S.; Gawiser, E. |
Recovering the Star Formation Rate in the Solar Neighborhood |
407 |
Cignoni, M.; Degl'Innocenti, S.; Moroni, P.G.P.; Shore, S.N. |
Spectral and Spatial Bayesian Segmentation of Hyperspectral Astronomical Data Cube |
409 |
Petremand, M.; Collet, Ch.; Flitti, F. |
Dependence of Microlensing on Source Size and Lens Mass |
411 |
Congdon, A.B.; Keeton, C.R. |
A Maximum Likelihood Method for Identifying the Components of Eclipsing Binary Stars |
413 |
Devor, J.; Charbonneau, C. |
Gas Mass Fraction from XMM-Newton and Chandra High Redshift Clusters and Its Use as a Cosmological Test |
415 |
Ferramacho, L.; Blanchard, A. |
The Quasar Luminosity Function as a Non-Homogeneous Poisson Process |
417 |
Hugeback, A.; Coram, M.A.; Jester, S. |
Multisource Data Fusion and Super-Resolution from Astronomical Images |
419 |
Jalobeanu, A. |
Likelihood Simulation for Bounding Non-Gaussianity in the CMB |
421 |
Jennings, K.; Treaster, A.; Cayon, L. |
Unbinned MLE for Low-Count Spectra |
423 |
Arzner, K.; Guedel, M.; Briggs, K.; Telleschi, A.; Schmidt, M.; Audard, M.; Scelsi, L.; Franciosini, E. |
Nonparametric Multivariate Analysis of SDSS Quasars by Convex Hull Peeling |
425 |
Lee, H. |
Event Analysis for GLAST—A Detailed Statistical Analysis |
427 |
Morris, R.D.; Cohen-Tanugi, J. |
Bayesian Parameter Estimation for X-ray Observations |
429 |
Ptak, A. |
Revealing the Star Formation History of SDSS Ellipticals: A PCA Approach |
431 |
Rogers, B.; Ferreras, I.; Lahav, O.; Bernardi, M.; Kaviraj, S.; Yi, S.K. |
Bayesian Analysis of RR Lyrae Distances and Kinematics |
433 |
Jefferys, T.R.; Jefferys, W.H.; Barnes, T.G. III; Dambis, A. |
Inverting Color-Magnitude Diagrams to Access Precise Star Cluster Parameters: A Bayesian Approach |
435 |
Jefferys, W.H.; von Hippel, T.; Scott, J.; Stein, N.; Winget, D.E.; DeGennaro, S.; Dam, A.; Jeffery, E.; van Dyk, D.A. |
Fitting Narrow Spectral Lines in High-Energy Astrophysics using Incompatible Gibbs Samplers |
437 |
Park, T.; van Dyk, D.A.; Siemiginowska, A. |
Modeling Astronomical Time Series with Stochastic Differential Equations |
439 |
Vio, R.; Andreani, P.; Madsen, H.; Mannella, R.; Rebusco, P. |
Steep Functions in Astronomy: The RQSO z-Cutoff Debate |
441 |
Wall, J.V. |
Separating Physical Components from Galaxy Spectra by Subspace Methods |
443 |
Yip, C.-W.; Szalay, A.; Connolly, A. |
Reconstruction of the Galaxy Cluster Mass Distribution |
445 |
Zhu, Z.; Williams, L. |
TIRAVEL — Template Independent RAdial VELocity measurement |
447 |
Zucker, S.; Mazeh, T. |
Back Matter |
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Volume 371 Back Matter |
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Babu, G.J.; Feigelson, E.D. |
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