AN ANALYSIS OF METHODS USED IN ESTIMATING THE CEP

Abstract

A general discussion is presented of the problems involved in estimating the Circular Probable Error (CEP). A comparison is made between the estimates of the CEP under two distinct models. The models are identical except for the location of the mean vector in relation to the target. The assumption of dependence is made in both models and the resulting estimates are compared with the corresponding estimates obtained under the assumption of independence. Confidence interval estimates of the CEP are also presented. Two methods of removing outlier or 'Maverick' observations are introduced and some of the possible effects on the estimated CEP are discussed. The different estimating procedures are illustrated with three numerical problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0481236

Entities

People

  • John Q. Hargrove

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bivariate Density Functions
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Science
  • Distribution Theory
  • Errors
  • Estimators
  • Information Science
  • Line Of Sight
  • Maximum Likelihood Estimation
  • Normal Density Functions
  • Normal Distribution
  • Numbers
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Three Dimensional
  • United States
  • Weapon Systems

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

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  • Approximation Theory.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation