Statistical methods in cosmology

We outline the application of a new method of evidence calculation called nested sampling Skilling (2004). We use a clustered ellipsoidal bound to restrict the parameter space sampled, that is generic enough to be used for even complex multimodal posteriors. We demonstrate our algorithms, COSMOCLUST...

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Main Author: Bridges, M.
Published: University of Cambridge 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.596904