STATISTICAL PROCEDURE AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PERIODICITIES IN DOUBLE-GALAXY REDSHIFTS

被引:14
作者
COCKE, WJ
TIFFT, WG
机构
[1] Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, Tucson
关键词
GALAXIES; REDSHIFTS; NUMERICAL METHODS;
D O I
10.1086/169703
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Newman, Haynes, and Terzian have claimed that Tifft's early analyses of the 72.45 km s-1 redshift periodicity were invalid. In this paper we show that their claims are incorrect and that proper statistical procedures were followed by Tifft both in defining the 72.45 km s-1 period and in evaluating its significance.
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页码:383 / 389
页数:7
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