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A Precise Distance Indicator: Type Ia Supernova Multicolor Light Curve Shapes
Adam Riess, William Press, Robert Kirshner
We present an empirical method that uses multicolor light curve shapes (MLCS) to estimate the luminosity, distance, and total line-of-sight extinction of Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia)…
astro-ph1996★ 1 cited
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…