Indirectional statistics and the significance of an asymmetry discovered by Birch
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- 1 April 1984
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Vol. 207 (3) , 637-647
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/207.3.637
Abstract
Birch reported an apparent ‘statistical asymmetry of the Universe’. The authors here develop ‘indirectional analysis’ as a technique for investigating statistical effects of this kind and conclude that the reported effect (whatever may be its origin) is strongly supported by the observations. The estimated pole of the asymmetry is at RA 13h 30m, Dec. −37°. The angular error in its estimation is unlikely to exceed 20−30°.Keywords
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