Significance in gamma-ray astronomy - The Li & Ma problem in Bayesian statistics

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 430, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 355-362

  Gillessen, S ^a   Harney, H L ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gamma rays: observations; Methods: statistical

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; FUNCTIONS; GAMMA RAYS; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BAYESIAN STATISTICS; GAMMA RAY SOURCES; GAMMA RAYS: OBSERVATION; METHODS: STATISTICAL;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 12844260186     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20035839     Document Type: Article

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