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Data Analysis in Astronomy

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  • © 1985

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Editors:
  1. V. Di Gesù

    1. Institute of Cosmic Physics and Informatics/CNR, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

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  2. L. Scarsi

    1. Institute of Cosmic Physics and Informatics/CNR, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

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  3. P. Crane

    1. European Southern Observatory, Garching/Munich, Federal Republic of Germany

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  4. J. H. Friedman

    1. Stanford University, Stanford, USA

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  5. S. Levialdi

    1. University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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Part of the book series: Ettore Majorana International Science Series (EMISS, volume 24)

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Table of contents (46 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Data Analysis Methodologies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Data Analysis Facilities that Astronomers Want

      • Mike Disney
      Pages 3-14

    3. Time Analysis in Astronomy: Tools for Periodicity Searches

      • Rosolino Buccheri, Bruno Sacco
      Pages 15-27

    4. Cluster Analysis by Mixture Identification

      • Pierre A. Devijver
      Pages 29-44

    5. Graphical Methods of Exploratory Data Analysis

      • Jerome H. Friedman, John A. McDonald, Werner Stuetzle
      Pages 45-55

    6. Faint Objects in Crowded Fields: Discrimination and Counting

      • F. Pasian, M. Pucillo, P. Santin, M. L. Malagnini
      Pages 57-66

    7. Multivariate Statistics to Analyze Extraterrestrial Particles from the Ocean Floor

      • Ildiko E. Frank, Bernard A. Bates, Donald E. Brownlee
      Pages 67-74

    8. Statistical Analysis of Pulse Processes

      • Sergio Frasca
      Pages 75-79

    9. Application of Bootstrap Sampling in γ-Ray Astronomy: Time Variability in Pulsed Emission from Crab Pulsar

      • M. E. Özel, H. Mayer-Haßelwander
      Pages 81-86

    10. Binary Slice Fit Ellipticity Analysis

      • Luigia Rusconi, Giorgio Sedmak
      Pages 87-91

    11. An Automated Method for Velocity Field Analysis

      • Gustaaf van Moorsel
      Pages 93-97

    12. The Star Observation Strategy for Hipparcos

      • S. Vaghi
      Pages 99-117

    13. Panel Discussion on Data Analysis Trends in X-Ray and γ-Ray Astronomy 30/5/84, 11°°–12°°

      • V. Di Gesù, L. Scarsi, P. Crane, J. H. Friedman, S. Levialdi
      Pages 119-134

    14. Panel Discussion on Trends in Optical and Radio Data Analysis

      • V. Di Gesù, L. Scarsi, P. Crane, J. H. Friedman, S. Levialdi
      Pages 135-154

  3. Systems for Data Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
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    2. Introduction to Data Analysis Systems for Astronomy

      • R. J. Allen
      Pages 157-163

    3. Fips: Objectives and Achievements

      • T. D. Westrup, J. Gras, W. Kegel
      Pages 165-181

    4. Midas

      • Philippe Crane, Klaus Banse, Preben Grosbøl, Charlie Ounnas, Daniel Ponz
      Pages 183-190

    5. Space Telescope Science Data Analysis

      • R. Albrecht
      Pages 191-194
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Keywords

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Cosmic Physics and Informatics/CNR, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    V. Di Gesù, L. Scarsi

  • European Southern Observatory, Garching/Munich, Federal Republic of Germany

    P. Crane

  • Stanford University, Stanford, USA

    J. H. Friedman

  • University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    S. Levialdi

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Data Analysis in Astronomy

  • Editors: V. Di Gesù, L. Scarsi, P. Crane, J. H. Friedman, S. Levialdi

  • Series Title: Ettore Majorana International Science Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9433-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1985

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-42018-4Due: 01 November 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4615-9435-2Published: 03 August 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-9433-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 541

  • Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

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