6 papers
Bayesian Modeling and Prediction of Generalized Contact Matrices
Shozen Dan, David A. van Dyk, Zhi Ling +2
Social contact matrices are essential tools in infectious disease epidemiology as they quantify close-range human contact patterns which directly drive the transmission of airborne…
Six Maxims of Statistical Acumen for Astronomical Data Analysis
Hyungsuk Tak, Yang Chen, Vinay L. Kashyap +4
The production of complex astronomical data is accelerating, especially with newer telescopes producing ever more large-scale surveys. The increased quantity, complexity, and varie…
Separating States in Astronomical Sources Using Hidden Markov Models: With a Case Study of Flaring and Quiescence on EV Lac
Robert Zimmerman, David A. van Dyk, Vinay L. Kashyap +1
We present a new method to distinguish between different states (e.g., high and low, quiescent and flaring) in astronomical sources with count data. The method models the underlyin…
Effect of Systematic Uncertainties on Density and Temperature Estimates in Coronae of Capella
Xixi Yu, Vinay L. Kashyap, Giulio Del Zanna +4
We estimate the coronal density of Capella using the O VII and Fe XVII line systems in the soft X-ray regime that have been observed over the course of the Chandra mission. Our ana…
Joint Deconvolution of Astronomical Images in the Presence of Poisson Noise
Axel Donath, Aneta Siemiginowska, Vinay L. Kashyap +2
We present a new method for joint likelihood deconvolution (Jolideco) of a set of astronomical observations of the same sky region in the presence of Poisson noise. The observation…
Improved Weak Lensing Photometric Redshift Calibration via StratLearn and Hierarchical Modeling
Maximilian Autenrieth, Angus H. Wright, Roberto Trotta +3
Discrepancies between cosmological parameter estimates from cosmic shear surveys and from recent Planck cosmic microwave background measurements challenge the ability of the highly…