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Statistical Problems Encountered in Using Trigonometric Parallaxes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Thomas E. Lutz
Thomas E. Lutz*
Affiliation:
Program in Astronomy, Washington State University

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The importance of understanding the properties of a data sample which is to be used for calibrating luminosities can hardly be overemphasized. In an earlier paper (Lutz 1983) I pointed out the methods for dealing with two well-defined cases. In this paper I will elaborate further on the same topic.

Type
I. Reduction Technique
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 109: Astrometric Techniques , 1986 , pp. 47 - 52
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1986 

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