Sep 26th, 2008| 11:49 pm | Posted by hlee
To my personal thoughts, the history of astronomy is more interesting than the history of statistics. This may change tomorrow. Harvard statistics department (chair Xiao-Li Meng) organizes a symposium titled
Quintessential Contributions:
Celebrating Major Birthdays of Statistical Ideas and Their Inventors
When: Saturday, September 27, 2008, 9:45 AM - 5:00 PM
Where: Radcliffe Gymnasium, 18 Mason Street, Cambridge, MA
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Jun 8th, 2008| 09:45 pm | Posted by hlee
Despite no statistic related discussion, a paper comparing XSPEC and ISIS, spectral analysis open source applications might bring high energy astrophysicists’ interests this week. Continue reading ‘[ArXiv] 1st week, June 2008’ »
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