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2026ApJS..282...31K - Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 282, 31 (2026/February-0)

Statistical Issues Often Overlooked when Analyzing Astronomical Data.

KOEN C.

Abstract (from CDS):

The main topics covered in this paper are (1) controlling significance levels when applying the same hypothesis test to many (possibly millions) of datasets; (2) dealing with the fact that for very large datasets hypotheses are rejected for trivially small departures from the null; (3) in the presence of noise, extreme values selected from samples for follow-up studies are often biased; (4) inference conducted on models fitted to data routinely underestimate the parameter standard errors if the selected model was informed by the observations; (5) obtaining overall least-mean-squared error estimates of a group of observations (e.g. a collection of star cluster masses); and (6) the effects of the violation of mathematical regularity conditions on model selection statistics.

Abstract Copyright: © 2026. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Astrostatistics - Astrostatistics techniques

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