Theoretical and Experimental Evaluation of Polya Processes.
Abstract
The Polya process, in which the occurrence of one event affects the time of occurrence of the next event, was studied as a possible description of the clustering found in submarine echo structure. Theoretical derivations of the properties of the Polya process are presented, followed by experimental results obtained by a computer simulated model. The Polya process has been found to be approximated by an ensemble of Poisson processes with random mean, with pronounced clustering appearing only in the ensemble. This representation makes it difficult to employ the process in the study of echo structures. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- ADA069146
Entities
People
- David W Taylor
- P. Sinex
- R. Wasserman