New applications of statistics in astronomy and cosmology

Includes bibliographical references. === Over the last few decades, astronomy and cosmology have become data-driven fields. The parallel increase in computational power has naturally lead to the adoption of more sophisticated statistical techniques for data analysis in these fields, and in particula...

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Main Author: Lochner, Michelle Aileen Anne
Other Authors: Bassett, Bruce
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12864