data_operations.median_bias
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Summary
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Returns the bias of the median of a set of periodograms relative to the mean. See arXiv:gr-qc/0509116 Appendix B for details.

Signature
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.. code-block:: python

   def median_bias(n)

.. list-table:: Input variables
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Name
     - Type
     - Default
     - Description
   * - ``n``
     - int
     - -
     - Numbers of periodograms being averaged.

Output variables
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.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Return annotation
     - Docstring type
     - Description
   * - ``None``
     - float
     - Calculated bias.

Docstring
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.. code-block:: text

   Returns the bias of the median of a set of periodograms relative to
   the mean.
   See arXiv:gr-qc/0509116 Appendix B for details.
   Parameters
   ----------
   n : int
       Numbers of periodograms being averaged.
   Returns
   -------
   bias : float
       Calculated bias.