Accession Number:

AD0777523

Title:

Hunting the Wild Hare: The Search for Anomalous Data Points,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

HARRY DIAMOND LABS WASHINGTON D C

Personal Author(s):

• Wicklund,John S.

Report Date:

1973-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

12.0

Abstract:

A method is given for the identification and isolation of anomalous data points in measurements that are being processed by a computer. A general discussion of the wild hare problem is presented, followed by a mathematical section and a section describing a computer program written in APL language which embodies the method. Author

Descriptors:

• *Data processing
• *Statistical analysis
• Statistical tests
• Probability density functions
• Normal density functions
• Computer programs

Subject Categories:

• Statistics and Probability
• Computer Programming and Software

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE