Selected topics on data analysis in astronomy : general lectures given at the II workshop on data analysis in astronomy, Erice, Italy, April 20-30, 1986

The main topics covered by the book regard the new developments of the methods and computer architectures in the field of Data Analysis in Astronomy and Astrophysics. The materials presented here is comprehensive and of interest to both experts in data analysis and students of an high degree course. The text is derived from lectures given during the tutorial sessions of the workshop on Data Analysis in Astronomy held at the Ettore Majorana Centre in Erice.