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Re: Median versus Mean Averaging
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2019 Oct 28, 12:20 -0400

On Oct 28, 2019, at 11:16, Bill Lionheart  wrote:
> Before probing this a bit further has anyone done a literature survey
> on the distribution of errors in aeronautical sextant readings?
….
> 
> Peterson, B.C. (1952). Some observations of refraction at low
> altitudes and of astronomical position-line accuracy.
> The Journal of Navigation, 5(1), 31–38.
> (http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0373463300045033
> 
> Also
> Shufeldt, H. (1962). Precision Celestial Navigation Experiments.
> Journal of Navigation, 15(3), 301-324.
> http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0373463300042703
> and
> Gordon, R. (1964). The Attainment of Precision in Celestial
> Navigation. Journal of Navigation, 17(2), 125-147.
> http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0373463300048505
> (both referring to Peterson)
….
> Bill
Bill,

I agree wholeheartedly.  Unfortunately, all those papers are $35 each, 
including yours.  Could you summarize them, or show a graph or table of a 
distribution?

Thanks,

Fred Hebard
mbiew@comcast.net

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