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The Chance of Obtaïning Large Errors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

J. B. Parker
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Extract

The problem considered in this note is that of determining an upper limit for the chance that an error will not exceed some given quantity. Where the pattern (or frequency distribution) of the errors is either known or assumed, the solution to the problem is merely a matter of calculation. This note starts by making the minimum assumptions about the pattern of errors, and then examines the effect of gradually increasing the restrictive assumptions.

Type
Blunders and Gross Human Errors in Navigation
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , January 1959 , pp. 45 - 53
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1959

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