<s>
Astrostatistics	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
discipline	O
which	O
spans	O
astrophysics	O
,	O
statistical	O
analysis	O
and	O
data	B-Application
mining	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
branches	O
of	O
statistics	O
are	O
involved	O
in	O
astronomical	O
analysis	O
including	O
nonparametrics	B-General_Concept
,	O
multivariate	O
regression	O
and	O
multivariate	O
classification	O
,	O
time	O
series	O
analysis	O
,	O
and	O
especially	O
Bayesian	O
inference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
field	O
is	O
closely	O
related	O
to	O
astroinformatics	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Practitioners	O
are	O
represented	O
by	O
the	O
International	O
Astrostatistics	B-Algorithm
Association	O
affiliated	O
with	O
the	O
International	O
Statistical	O
Institute	O
,	O
the	O
International	O
Astronomical	O
Union	O
Working	O
Group	O
in	O
Astrostatistics	B-Algorithm
and	O
Astroinformatics	B-Application
,	O
the	O
American	O
Astronomical	O
Society	O
Working	O
Group	O
in	O
Astroinformatics	B-Application
and	O
Astrostatistics	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
American	O
Statistical	O
Association	O
Interest	O
Group	O
in	O
Astrostatistics	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
the	O
.	O
</s>
