Some Statistical Methods of Potential Value in Radio Wave Propagation Investigations.

W. C. Hoffman

Expert InsightsPublished 1958

A description of certain statistical theories and techniques which possess considerable potential value for radio propagation research. These include the Kolmogorov-Smirnov statistics for testing goodness-of-fit, the statistical theory of extreme values, and the compound Poisson distribution and certain related stochastic processes.

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Hoffman, W. C., Some Statistical Methods of Potential Value in Radio Wave Propagation Investigations. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1958. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P1396.html.
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