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astro-ph1998
Density-Dependent Luminosity Functions for Galaxies in the Las Campanas Redshift Survey
Benjamin C. Bromley, William H. Press, Huan Lin +1
Galaxies in the Las Campanas Redshift Survey are classified according to their spectra, and the resulting spectral types are analyzed to determine if local environment affects thei…
astro-ph1996
Understanding Data Better with Bayesian and Global Statistical Methods
William H. Press
To understand their data better, astronomers need to use statistical tools that are more advanced than traditional ``freshman lab'' statistics. As an illustration, the problem of c…