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Let λ denote the deviations of the observations from their arithmetic mean, let σ denote the mean error, and ρ the probable error.
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Helmert, F.R. (2001). The Calculation of the Probable Error from the Squares of the Adjusted Direct Observations of Equal Precision and Fechner’s Formula. In: Annotated Readings in the History of Statistics. Springer Series in Statistics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3500-0_16
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