JSM 2011 Online Program

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*387 !**	Tue, 8/2/2011, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM	CC-B117
A Universe of Challenges: Development, Application, and Testing of Statistical Methods in Astronomy and Beyond — Invited Papers
Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences , Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Organizer(s): Elizabeth Martinez-Gomez, Penn State University
Chair(s): Elizabeth Martinez-Gomez, Penn State University
2:05 PM	Introduction To Astrostatistics — Eric Feigelson, Penn State University
2:30 PM	Bayesian Planet Detection and Orbit Determination — Eric B. Ford, University of Florida ; Benjamin E. Nelson, University of Florida ; Matthew J. Payne, University of Florida
2:55 PM	Statistical Inference for Astronomical Populations from Truncated Data Sets — Brandon Kelly, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
3:20 PM	Facing Heteroscedastic Measurement Error in Astronomical Surveys — Chad Schafer, Carnegie Mellon University
3:45 PM	Floor Discussion

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