data_operations.median_bias#

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Summary#

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#

def median_bias(n)
Input variables#

Name

Type

Default

Description

n

int

Numbers of periodograms being averaged.

Output variables#

Return annotation

Docstring type

Description

None

float

Calculated bias.

Docstring#

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.