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It is shown that the luminosity-volume test for optically selected objects has an in-built bias towards increasing the average value ofV/V m above the Euclidean value of 1/2. A more satisfactory bias-free statistic is suggested in the form of In (V/V m), The result of applying the test to a sample from the Bright Quasar Survey (BQS) shows that the local hypothesis of quasars is consistent with the data.
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Hoyle, F., Narlikar, J.V. The Luminosity-Volume test and the local hypothesis of quasars. J Astrophys Astron 7, 99–103 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02715032
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