This is a PhD level course in astrophysics. The course is run together with the advanced level course ASTM21 Statistical Tools in Astrophysics.

• ASTM21 Statistical Tools in Astrophysics in Canvas

Course contents: Basic probability theory and statistics. The concept of probability, probability distributions, and Bayes' theorem. Sampling, moments, correlation, order statistics, and graphical presentation of data. Estimation of parameters and model fitting. The principle of Maximum Likelihood and least-squares method. Signal, noise, errors, and uncertainties.​

Contact

Paul McMillan, paul [at] astro [dot] lu [dot] se