The Pitfalls of Bayes: On the Use of Statistical Goodness of Fit Criteria in the Evaluation of Transmission Spectra

Tom J Wilson - University of ExeterApr 5, 2021
Atmospheric characterization
Instrumentation & Observational techniques
UKEXOM2021
bayesian
probability
retrieval
statistics
In the interpretation of transmission spectra of exoplanets, robust statistics are necessary to compare the ability of a suite of models to describe a set of transit depths. The "goodness" of a model informs about the physical characteristics of the star-planet system: radius ratio, object densities, whether the planetary atmosphere ...
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