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Introduction to Statistical Methods: Estimating the Mean, Median, Variance, S/N, and Simple Probability

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Probability, Statistical Optics, and Data Testing

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So far, we have been dealing with problems of predicting properties of data (e.g., their mean) from known probability laws. These are problems of the discipline called “probability theory.”

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Frieden, B.R. (1991). Introduction to Statistical Methods: Estimating the Mean, Median, Variance, S/N, and Simple Probability. In: Probability, Statistical Optics, and Data Testing. Springer Series in Information Sciences, vol 10. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97289-8_9

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