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http://hdl.handle.net/2248/2123| Title: | Some home-truths about small samples and counting statistics |
| Authors: | Salter, C. J Banhatti, D. G |
| Keywords: | Statistics Sky density Poisson |
| Issue Date: | 2000 |
| Publisher: | Astronomical Society of India |
| Citation: | BASI, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 363 - 365 |
| Abstract: | Assessing a fluctuation in the sky density of astronomical objects uses counting (i.e., Poisson) statistics for estimating the errors. For a finite sample, there is a limit to the maximum possible fluctuation from the mean in units of the rms. This maximum is derived, and an example is used to illustrate these concepts. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2248/2123 |
| Appears in Collections: | BASI Publications |
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