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March, 1954 The Distribution of Radial Error
Herschel Weil
Ann. Math. Statist. 25(1): 168-170 (March, 1954). DOI: 10.1214/aoms/1177728859

Abstract

An expression (equation 2) suitable for computation is obtained for the probability distribution of $\zeta = (\xi^2 + \eta^2)^{\frac{1}{2}}$ where $\xi$ and $\eta$ are independent Gaussian variables with, in general, unequal means and unequal variances.

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Herschel Weil. "The Distribution of Radial Error." Ann. Math. Statist. 25 (1) 168 - 170, March, 1954. https://doi.org/10.1214/aoms/1177728859

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Published: March, 1954
First available in Project Euclid: 28 April 2007

zbMATH: 0055.12705
MathSciNet: MR59498
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/aoms/1177728859

Rights: Copyright © 1954 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Vol.25 • No. 1 • March, 1954
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