ASTR-5550 (3) Observations, Data Analysis and Statistics

Introduces multi-wavelength observational techniques,their limitations and effects of various noise sources. Describes basic data handling, error analysis, and statistical tests relevant to modeling. Topics include probability distributions, model-fitting algorithms, confidence intervals, correlations, sampling and convolution. Students derive physical measurements and uncertainties with hands-on analysis of real datasets. Department enforced requisite, senior level undergraduate physics or instructor consent will be required. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.