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Inverse Statistical Variates

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HALDANE1 has recently explained a method of using a hæmacytometer in which counting is stopped when a fixed number of cells has been recorded. This sampling technique, with suitable modifications, can be applied to other populations and the theory reveals some interesting relationships.

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TWEEDIE, M. Inverse Statistical Variates. Nature 155, 453 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/155453a0

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